VOCAB UNIT 11

Brevity

• shortness
• noun
• Synonyms: terseness, pithiness
• Antonyms: verbosity, prolixity
• The essay received little credit for its brevity of details.

Comport

• to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
• verb
• Synonyms: agree, concur
• The students were reminded to comport themselves in a nice way when heading on the field trip.

Consise

• expressing much in a few words
• adjective
• Synonms: brief, terse
• Antonyms: wordy, long-winded
• Many companies compose slogans that are concise.

Demure

• sober or serious in manner, modest
• adjective
• Synonyms: shy, sedate
• Antonyms: forward, assertive
• The team arrived with a demure appearance, focused on winning the next game.

Depriciate

• a lessening in value; a billitiling
• noun
• Synonyms: cheapening
• Antonyms: increase
• The price of a car depreciates as soon as someone begins driving it.

Deteriorate

• to lower in quality or value, to wear away
• verb
• Synonyms: worsen, decline
• Antonyms: fix up
• The pieces of garbage begin to deteriorate as they sit in the landfill.

Divulge

• to tell, reveal; to make public
• verb
• Synonyms: disclose, impart
• Antonyms: hide, conceal
• Inventors do not divulge their final product until it is completely finished.

Enlightened

• free from ignorance and false ideas, possessing sound understanding
• adjective
• Synonyms: knowing, aware
• Antonyms: ignorant
• The results of the experiment enlightened the students on how the brain worked.

Forestall

• to prevent by acting first
• verb
• Synonyms: hindr, preclude
• Antonyms: welcome, accept
• You can forestall a trip to the dentist by brushing your teeth.

Garble

• to distort in such a way as to make unitelligible
• verb
• Synonyms: jumble, confuse
• Antonyms: elucidate, articulate
• In the game "telephone" you can garble the message very easily.

Proponent

• one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
• noun
• Synonyms: supporter, advocate
• opponent, critic
• Thomas Edison was among the first proponents to invent the lightbulb.

Quaver

• to shake, tremble, to trill
• Synonyms: vibrate, shiver
• My body begins to quaver when it's very cold outside.

Recoil

• to spring back, shrink; the act of springing back
• verb or noun
• Synonyms: flinch
• Antonyms: advance
• When a rubber band is let go it recoils back and hits the person holding it.

Recoup

• to make up for, regain
• verb
• Synonyms: recover
• Antonyms: lose, default
• The hockey player had to recoup for 6 months after he broke his wrist.

Reek

• an unpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells; to hive a strong impression
• noun or verb
• Synonyms: stench, stink
• Antonyms: perfume, fragrance
• The players reeked after they finished their game.

Relentless

• unyielding, harsh, without pity
• adjective
• Synonyms: stern, merciless
• Antonyms: merciful, indulgent
• The opponents force was relentless. Soon it was 15-0.

RIVULET

• a small stream
• noun
• Synonyms: creek, rill
• Their was a rivulet running down the side of the mountain that provided us with water.

Squander

• to spend foolishly
• verb
• Synonyms: misspend
• Antonyms: save, economize
• The girl squandered all her money on useless toys.

Staccato

• detatched or disconnected in sound or style
• adjective
• Synonyms: abrubt
• Antonyms: continuous
• The staccato notes sounded like they were being cut short.

Statute

• a law
• noun
• Synonyms: rule
• It is a statute that every citizen pays their taxes.