VOCAB UNIT 11

BREVITY

• (N.) shortness
• (Syn.) terseness
• (Ant.) verbosity
• There was a brevity of pancakes at Denny's.

COMPORT

• (V.) to conduct or bare oneself
• (Syn.) agree
• I comported with the idea of publishing the book.

CONCISE

• (Adj.) expressing much in a few words
• (Syn.) brief
• (Ant.) wordy
• My speech was very concise and to the point.

DEMURE

• (Adj.) sober or serious in manner
• (Syn.) shy
• (Ant.) forward
• My demure attitude when I was young didn't help get friends.

DEPRECIATION

• (N.) a lessening in value
• (Syn.) cheapening
• (Ant.) increase
• There was a depreciation in sales of our product.

DETERIORATE

• (V.) to lower in quality or value
• (Syn.) decline
• (Ant.) enhance
• The product began to deteriorate slowly.

DIVULGE

• (V.) to tell; reveal
• (Syn.) disclose
• (Ant.) hide
• He divulged the new iPhone 7.

ENLIGHTENED

• (Adj.) free from ignorance and false ideas
• (Syn.) knowing
• (Ant.) ignorant
• An enlightened society would be ideal in this situation.

FORESTALL

• (V.) to prevent by acting first
• (Syn.) hinder
• (Ant.) welcome
• He forestalled the flu by taking pills again a good basis.

GARBLE

• (V.) to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
• (Syn.) jumble
• (Ant.) articulate
• I accidentally garbled what he told me.

PROPONENT

• (N.) one who puts forward a proposal
• (Syn.) supporter
• (Ant.) opponent
• My proponent helped me through all the tough times.

QUAVER

• (V.) to shake; to tremble
• (Syn.) vibrate
• The earthquake quavered several homes.

RECOIL

• (V.) to spring back; to shrink (N.) the act of springing back
• (Syn.) flinch
• (Ant.) advance
• The recoil feature on her vacuum broke.

RECOUP

• (V.) to make up for; regain
• (Syn.) recover
• (Ant.) lose
• I recouped my mistake by taking the team to Duffs.

REEK

• (N.) an unpleasant smell (V.) to give off unpleasant smells
• (Syn.) stench
• (Ant.) perfume
• The fridge reeked because of the three-week-old tuna sandwich.

RELENTLESS

• (Adj.) unyielding; harsh
• (Syn.) stern
• (Ant.) merciful
• He was relentless in saying rude things about Nick.

RIVULET

• (N.) a small stream
• (Syn.) creek
• The rivulet in my backyard floods from time to time.

SQUANDER

• (V.) to spend foolishly
• (Syn.) misspend
• (Ant.) save
• Once Joe got to the mall, he knew he was going to squander.

STACCATO

• (Adj.) detached or disconnected in sound or style
• (Syn.) abrupt
• (Ant.) continuous
• The train wouldn't move because it was staccato.

STATUTE

• (N.) a law
• (Syn.) rule
• We had to set statutes or else it would be unfair.