Unit 11 Vocabulary Workshop

(N.) shortness
One of the symptoms of of a heart attack is having _______ of breath
Synonms: terseness, pithiness
Antonyms: verbosity, long-windedness, prolixity 

• deteriorate
• quaver
• brevity
• staccado

(V.) to conduct or behave oneself,behave; to be in agreement 
The kitten saw his mother coming, so he______, pretending that he was being nice to the chick.
Synonyms: agree, concur
 

• comported
• garbled
• proponent
• recoiled

(Adj.) expressing much in a few words
A good writer is ______ and descriptive in his writing.
Synonyms: brief, succinct, terse, pithy, to the point
Antonyms: wordy, verbose, long-winded, prolix

• divulge
• concise
• quaver
• brevitying

(Adj.) sober or serious in matter, modest
The best Christian leaders are the ones who are ______ in manner, but are bold in their faith in Christ.
Synonyms: shy, sedate,  seemly, decorous
Antonyms: Forward, assertive, immodest 

• concise
• recoil
• forestall
• demure

(N.) a lessening in value; a belittling 
The act _____ of someone by excluding them is like the pea under the princess bed, that will not go away until you ask for forgiveness.
Synonyms: cheapening, lowering
Antonyms: increase, appreciation, enhancement

• devulge
• deprec
• relentless 
• statute

(V.) to lower in quality or value; to wear away
The stormy seas caused the ship's wood to ________.
Synonyms: worsen, decline, degenerate
Antonyms: fix up, enhance

• quaver
• comport
• deteriorate
• recoil

(V.) to tell, reveal; make public
Rivera made her findings ______ to the world about her discovery about her friends birthday present on accident
Synonyms: disclose, impart, spill the beans, "leak"
Antonyms: hide, conceal, cover up, secrete, keep under wraps

• divulge
•  recoup
• garble
• comport

(Adj.) free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
The Age of Reason was not ______, instead they were the exact opposite without a "god"
Synonyms: knowing, aware, cultivated
Antonyms: ignorant, unaware, untaught, benighted

• garble
• quaver
• enlightened
• divulge 

(V.) to prevent by acting first
If I could, I would _______ a loved one from dying.
Synonyms: hinder, thwart, preclude, ward off
Antonyms: welcome, accept, allow, submit, abide in

• deteriorate
• recoil
• divulge
• forestall

(V.) to distort such a way as to make unintelligible
After giving the rhinoceros medicine, he sounded ______, which was one of the symptoms

• recoiled
• quavered
• garbled
• demure