brevity

(n.) shortness

synonyms: conciseness, terseness, pithiness

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

Syonyms:  deport oneself, agree, concur

(adj.) expressing much in a few words

Synonyms:  brief, succinct, terse, pithy, to the point

(adj.) sober or serious in manner, modest

Synonyms:  shy, diffident, sedate, seemly, decorous

(n.) a lessening in value; a belittling

Synonyms:  cheapening, lowering, devaluation

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

Synonyms:  worsen, decline, degenerage, debase

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

Synonyms:  disclose, impart, spill the beans, "leak"

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

Synonyms:  knowing, informed, aware, cultivated

(v.) to prevent by acting first

Synonyms:  hinder, thward, preclude, ward off

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

Synonyms:  jumble, scramble, confuse, misrepresent

(n.) one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause of belief

Synonyms:  supporter, advocate, exponent

(v.) to shake, tremble; to trill

Synonyms: quiver, vibrate, shiver, quake palpitate

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

Synonyms:  (v.) flinch; (n.) kickback

(v.) to make up for, regain

Synonyms:  recover, retrieve

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

Synonyms:  (n.) stench; (v.) stink, smell

(adj.) unyielding, harsh, without pity

Synonyms:  stern, merciless, persistent, unremitting

(n.) a small stream

Synonyms:  brook, creek, rill

(v.) to spend foolishly. waste

Synonyms:  misspend, dissipate

(adj.) detached or disconnected in sound or style

Synonyms:  abrupt, disjointed

(n.) a law

Synonyms:  rule, ordinance, enactment