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14 Cards in this Set
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(n) Shortness
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brevity
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(v) To conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
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comport
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(adj) Expressing much in a few words
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concise
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(adj) Sober or serious in manner, modest
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demure
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(n)A lessening in value; a belittling
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depreciation
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(v) To lower in quality or value; to wear away
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deteriorate
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(v) To tell, reveal; to make public
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divulge
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(adj) Free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
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enlightened
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(v) To prevent by acting first
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forestall
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(v) To distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
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garble
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(n) One who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
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proponent
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(v) To shake, tremble; to trill
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quaver
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(v) To spring back, shrink; (n) The act of springing back
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recoil
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(v) To make up for, regain
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recoup
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