vocab 5

Question 1

(n.) shortness

Answer 1

brevity

Question 2

(v.) to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement

Answer 2

comport

Question 3

(adj.) expressing much in a few words

Answer 3

concise

Question 4

adj.) sober, serious in manner, modest

Answer 4

demure

Question 5

(v.) to lower in quality or value; to wear away

Answer 5

deteriorate

Question 6

(v.) to tell, reveal; to make public

Answer 6

divulge

Question 7

(v.) to prevent by acting first

Answer 7

forestall

Question 8

(v.) to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible

Answer 8

garble

Question 9

(n.) one who put forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief

Answer 9

proponent

Question 10

(v.) to shake, tremble; to trill

Answer 10

quaver

Question 11

(v.) to spring back, shrink; (n.) the act of springing back

Answer 11

recoil

Question 12

(v.) to make up for, regain

Answer 12

recoup

Question 13

(n.) an unpleasant smell; (v.) to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression

Answer 13

reek

Question 14

(adj.) unyielding, harsh, without pity

Answer 14

relentless

Question 15

(n.) a small stream

Answer 15

rivulet

Question 16

(v.) to spend foolishly, waste

Answer 16

squander

Question 17

(adj.) detached or disconnected in sound or style

Answer 17

staccato

Question 18

(n.) a law

Answer 18

statue

Question 19

(n.) a lessening in value; a belittling

Answer 19

depreciation

Question 20

(adj.) free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding

Answer 20

enlightened