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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 ingnorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
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forestall
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to prevent by acting first
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garble
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to distort in such a way as to make untelligible
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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 unpleasent smell
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relentless
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unyielding, harsh without pitty
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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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