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