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vocab
unit 10
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English
7th Grade
04/27/2008
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bevity
 Definition
shortness
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comport
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agree, concur
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concise
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to the point, expressing much in a few words
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demure
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sober or serious in manner, shy
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depreciation
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no apreciation
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deteriorate
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decline, to wear away
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divulge
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to tell, reveal, make public
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enlightened
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inform, aware
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forestall
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thwart, preclude, ward off
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garble
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scramble, confuse, to distort
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proponent
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one who puts forward a proposal, supporter
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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
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recoup
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to make up for, recovery
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reek
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smell bad, unplesent smell, stench
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relentless
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stern, invincible, harsh
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rivulet
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a smell stream, brooke, creek
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squander
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to spend foolishly, waste, misspend
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staccato
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detached or disconected in sound or style
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statute
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 a law, rule
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