Vocab 11 Flashcards
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Comport
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To conduct or bear oneself, behave, to be in an agreement
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Brevity
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Shortness
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Concise
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Expressing much in few words
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Demure
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Sober or serious manner, modest
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Depreciation
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A lessening in value, a belittling
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Deteriorate
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To lower in quality or value, to wear away
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Divulge
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To tell, reveal, to make public
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Enlightened
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Free from ignorance and false ideas, possessing sound understanding
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Forestall
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To prevent by acting first
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Garble
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To distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
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Proponent
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One who puts forward a proposal one who supports a cause or belief
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Quaver
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To shake, tremble, to trill
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Recoil
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To spring back, shrink, the act of springing back
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Recoup
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To make up for, regain
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Reek
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An unpleasant smell, to give off unpleasant smells, to give a strong impression
