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| brevity | shortness |
| comport | 1. to conduct or bear oneself, behave; 2. to be in agreement |
| concise | expressing much in a few words |
| demure | sober or serious in manner, modest |
| depreciation | 1. a lessening in value; 2. a belittling |
| deteriorate | 1. to lower in quality or value; 2. to wear away |
| divulge | to tell, reveal, to make public |
| enlightened | 1. free from ignorance and false ideas; 2. possessing sound understanding |
| forestall | to prevent by acting first |
| garble | to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible |
| proponent | 1. one who puts forward a proposal; 2. one who supports a cause or belief |
| quaver | to shake, tremble, to trill |
| recoil (v.) | to spring back, shrink |
| recoil (n.) | the act of springing back |
| recoup | to make up for, regain |
| reek (n.) | an unpleasant smell |
| reek (v.) | to give off unpleasant smells, to give a strong impression |
| relentless | unyielding, harsh, without pity |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| squander | to spend foolishly, waste |
| staccato | detached or disconnected in sound or style |
| statute | a law |