TROY GOOCH

BREVITY

• (N) shortness
• (Syn) tenseness, pithiness
• (Ant) verbosity, long-windedness
• The mans speech was very brevity.

COMPORT

• (V) to comport or bear oneself
• (Syn) agree, concur
• The mother told her children to comport at the event.

CONCISE

• (Adj) expressing much in a few words
• (Syn) brief, terse, pithy
• (Ant) wordy, verbose, prolix
• The man gave a concise speech.

DEMURE

• (Adj) sober or serious in manner
• (Syn) shy, sedate, seemly
• (Ant) forward, assertive
• The boy seemed demure but he was not.

DEPRECIATION

• (N) a lessening value
• (Syn) cheapening, lowering
• (Ant) increase, appreciation
• The gear was depreciation because it was so old.

DETERIORATE

• (V) to lower in value
• (Syn) worsen, decline
• (Ant) fix up, enhance
• The mans health deteriorated.

DIVULGE

• (V) to tell, reveal
• (Syn) disclose, impart, spill the beans
• (Ant) hide, cover up secret
• The boy told his parents and had to divulge.

ENLIGHTED

• (Adj) free from ignorance or false ideas
• (Syn) knowing, aware
• (Ant) ignorant, aware
• The people gave the society enlighten information.

FORESTALL

• (V) to prevent by acting first
• (Syn) hinder, ward off
• (Ant) welcome, accept, allow
• The boy forestalled the bully.

GARBLE

• (V) to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
• (Syn) jumble, confuse
• (Ant) elucidate, articulate
• The essay had a lot of garble in it.

PROPONENT

• (N) one who puts forward a proposal
• (Syn) supporter, advocate
• (Adj) critic, foe
• The boy was a proponent of changing the school lunch.

QUAVER

• (V) to shake
• (Syn) vibrate, shiver, quake
• My hands quaver when I'm scared.

RECOIL

• (V) to spring back
• (Syn) flinch, kickback
• (Ant) advance, proceed
• The rope recoils back to the beginning.

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RECOUP

• (V) to make up for
• (Syn) recover, retrieve
• (Ant) lose, default
• I plan to recoup the test I did bad on.

REEK

• (N) a unpleasant smell
• (Syn) stink, smell
• (Ant) perfume, bouquet
• The boys gym clothes reek.

RELENTLESS

• (Adj) harsh, without pity
• (Syn) stern, merciless
• (Ant) merciful, indulgent
• The police were on a relentless run.

RIVULET

• (N) a small stream
• (Syn) creek, rill
• We saw the rivulet from far back.

SQUANDER

• (V) to spend foolishly, waste
• (Syn) misspend, dissipate
• (Ant) save, hoard
• The boy was suppose to write the essay instead he was squander.

STACCATO

• (Adj) detached or disconnected
• (Syn) abrupt
• (Ant) flowing, continuous
• The boys heard a staccato noise from far away.

STATUE

• (N) a law
• (Syn) rule, enactment
• The congress runs by statute.