Week 3 - Day 2 - Part 2

Front 1

Brevity

Back 1

Shortness

Hint 1

The speech was notable more for its brevity than for its clarity.

Front 2

Comport

Back 2

To conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement

Hint 2

As the students left the building, the principal reminded them to comport themselves as emissaries of the school.

Front 3

Concise

Back 3

Expressing much in a few words

Hint 3

As a rule of thumb, editors and readers appreciate writing that is concise and forceful.

Front 4

Demure

Back 4

Sober or serious in manner, modest

Hint 4

Despite her demure appearance, she is a competitive skater, always ready for a challenge on ice.

Front 5

Depreciation

Back 5

A lessen in value; a belittling

Hint 5

The accountant calculated the depreciation of the computer over a period of five years.

Front 6

Divulge

Back 6

To tell, reveal; to make public

Hint 6

On some occasions, scupulous reporters cannot divulge their sources of information.

Front 7

Forestall

Back 7

To prevent by acting first

Front 8

Garble

Back 8

To distort in such a way as to make unintelligible

Hint 8

Garble a message so that noone understands.

Front 9

Proponent

Back 9

One who puts foward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief

Hint 9

Lucretia Coffin Moth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were among the first proponents of women's suffrage in the US.

Front 10

Quaver

Back 10

To shake, tremble; to trill

Hint 10

My voice quavers whenever I try to reach the high notes.

Front 11

Recoil

Back 11

To spring back, shrink; the act of springing back

Front 12

Recoup

Back 12

To make up for, regain

Hint 12

I plan to recoup my family's lost fortune by working hard, earning extra money, and invest wisely.

Front 13

Reek

Back 13

An unpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong inpression

Hint 13

The nover Les Misérables recounts ex-convict Jean Valjean's lifelong flight from a relentless police inspector.

Front 14

Relentless

Back 14

Unyielding, harsh, without pity

Front 15

Rivulet

Back 15

A small stream

Hint 15

While we could hear the running water, dense vegetation hid the rivulet from the view.

Front 16

Squander

Back 16

To spend foolishly, waste

Hint 16

I think it is criminal to squander our natural resources.

Front 17

Staccato

Back 17

Detached or disconnected in sound or style

Hint 17

We strained to listen, and we heard the staccato hoofbeats striking the pavement.

Front 18

Statute

Back 18

A law

Hint 18

The student body is governed by the statute of the university.