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brevityfirst
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shortnessn
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comportfirst
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to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreementv
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concisesecond
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expressing in few wordsadj
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demuresecond
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sober or serious in manner; modestadj
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depreciationfourth
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a lessening in value; a belittlingn
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deterioratesecond
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to lower in quality, to wear awayv
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divulgesecond
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to tell, reveal; to make publicv
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enlightensecond
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to free from ignorancev
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forestallsecond
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to prevent by acting firstv
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garblefirst
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to distort in such a away as to make it unintelligiblev
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proponentsecond
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one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause/beliefn
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quaverfirst
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to shake, tremble; to trillv
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recoilfirst (verb)second (noun)
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to spring back, shrinkv
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recoupsecond
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to make up for, regainv
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reek
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an unpleasant smellnto give off an unpleasant smell, to give a strong impressionv
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relentlesssecond
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unyielding, harsh, without pityadj
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rivuletsecond
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a small rivern
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squanderfirst
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to spend foolishly, wastev
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staccatosecond
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detached or disconnected in sound or styleadj
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statutefirst
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a lawn
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