| A | B |
|---|
| Brevity | shortness |
| Comport | to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement |
| Concise | expressing much in a few words |
| Demure | sober or serious in maner, modest |
| Depreciation | a lessening in value; a belittling |
| Deteriorate | to lower in quality or value; to wear away |
| Divulge | to tell, reveal; to make public |
| Enlightened | free from ignorance and false ideas, possessing sound understanding |
| Forestall | to prevent by acting first |
| Garble | to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible |
| Proponent | one who puts forward a proposal; onw who supports a cause of belief |
| Quaver | to shake, tremble; to trill |
| Recoil | to spring back, shring; the act of springing back |
| Recoup | to make up for, regain |
| Reek | an umpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells, to give a strong impression |
| Relentless | unyielding, harsh, without pity |
| Rivulet | a small stream |
| Squander | to spend foolishly, waste |
| Staccato | detached or disconnected in sound or style |
| Statue | a law |
