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Vocab Unit 9
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Engineering
9th Grade
03/26/2009

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brevity
Definition
shortness
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comport
Definition
to conduct or bear oneself, behave, to be in agreement
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concise
Definition
expressing much in a few words
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demure
Definition
sober or serious in manner, modest
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depresiation
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a lessing 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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englightened
Definition
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 unpleaant smell to give off unpleasant smells to give a strong impression
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relentless
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unyeilding harsh without pity
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rivulet
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a small stream
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squander
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to spend foolishly, waste
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staccato
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detached or disconnected in sound or style
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statute
Definition
a law
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