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20 Cards in this Set
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Brevity
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Shortness
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Comport
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To conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
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Concise
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Expressing much in a few words
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Demure
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Sober or serious in manner, modest
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Depreciation
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A lessening in value; a belittling
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Deteriorate
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To lower in quality or value; to wear away
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Divulge
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To tell, reveal; to make public
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Enlightened
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Free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
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Forestall
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To prevent bt acting first
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Garble
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To distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
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Proponent
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One who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
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Quaver
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To shake, tremble; to trill
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Recoil
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To spring back, shrink; the act of springing back
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Recoup
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To make up for, regain
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Reek
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An unpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression
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Relentless
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Unyielding, harsh, without pity
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Rivulet
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A small stream
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Squander
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To spend foolishly, waste
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Staccato
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Detached or disconnected in sound or style
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Statute
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A law
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