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RHHS - Vocab D
Unit 11
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English
9th Grade
10/22/2010

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Brevity
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(n.) shortness
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Comport
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(v.) to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
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Concise
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(adj.) expressing much in a few words
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Demure
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(adj.) sober or serious in manner, modest
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Depreciation
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(n.) a lessening in value; a belittling
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Deteriorate
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(v.) to lower in quality or value; to wear away
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Divulge
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(v.) to tell, reveal; to make public
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Enlightened
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(adj.) free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
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Forestall
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(v.) to prevent by acting first
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Garble
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(v.) to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
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Proponent
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(n.) one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
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Quaver
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(v.) to shake, tremble; to trill
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Recoil
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(v.) to spring back, shrink; (n.) the act of springing back
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Recoup
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(v.) to make up for, regain
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Reek
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(n.) an unpleasant smell; (v.) to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression
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Relentless
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(adj.) unyielding, harsh, without pity
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Rivulet
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(n.) a small stream
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Squander
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(v.) to spend foolishly, waste
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Staccato
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(adj.) detached or disconnected in sound or style
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Statute
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(n.) a law
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