10th Week 16th Vocab

Brevity 

• Adj; Shortness Sentence: I admire the brevity of President Lincoln’s speeches; his longest one lasted only ten minutes.

• V; To conduct oneself Sentence: All of the students in Minden comported themselves with dignity and decorum during the graduation ceremony.

• Adj; Expressing much in few words Sentence: Put your ideas into a concise statement, or you will bore your readers.

• Adj; Modest Sentence: The gentleman was attracted to the lady’s demure smile and her golden brown hair.

Comport

• N; A lessening in value Sentence: The real estate agent calculated the annual depreciation in the value of my house.

• V; To conduct oneself Sentence: All of the students in Minden comported themselves with dignity and decorum during the graduation ceremony.

• Adj; Expressing much in few words Sentence: Put your ideas into a concise statement, or you will bore your readers.

• Adj; Modest Sentence: The gentleman was attracted to the lady’s demure smile and her golden brown hair.

Concise

• N; A lessening in value Sentence: The real estate agent calculated the annual depreciation in the value of my house.

• V; To wear away Sentence: The old man felt his health deteriorate quickly as he approached the age of ninety. 

• Adj; Expressing much in few words Sentence: Put your ideas into a concise statement, or you will bore your readers.

• Adj; Modest Sentence: The gentleman was attracted to the lady’s demure smile and her golden brown hair.

Demure 

• N; A lessening in value Sentence: The real estate agent calculated the annual depreciation in the value of my house.

• V; To wear away Sentence: The old man felt his health deteriorate quickly as he approached the age of ninety. 

• V; To reveal Sentence: The scientist refused to divulge her formula for curing cancer until she was guaranteed a job at the local university.

• Adj; Modest Sentence: The gentleman was attracted to the lady’s demure smile and her golden brown hair.

Depreciation

• V; Informing someone Sentence: The counselor will enlighten the Minden students about ways to earn college scholarships.

• N; A lessening in value Sentence: The real estate agent calculated the annual depreciation in the value of my house.

• V; To wear away Sentence: The old man felt his health deteriorate quickly as he approached the age of ninety. 

• V; To reveal Sentence: The scientist refused to divulge her formula for curing cancer until she was guaranteed a job at the local university.

Deteriorate 

• V; Informing someone Sentence: The counselor will enlighten the Minden students about ways to earn college scholarships.

• V; To prevent by acting first Sentence: We attempted to forestall an argument by agreeing to their demands immediately.

• V; To wear away Sentence: The old man felt his health deteriorate quickly as he approached the age of ninety. 

• V; To reveal Sentence: The scientist refused to divulge her formula for curing cancer until she was guaranteed a job at the local university.

Divulge

• V; Informing someone Sentence: The counselor will enlighten the Minden students about ways to earn college scholarships.

• V; To prevent by acting first Sentence: We attempted to forestall an argument by agreeing to their demands immediately.

• Adj; Distorted Sentence: The chairman only confused us with his garbled report of our economic situation.  

• V; To reveal Sentence: The scientist refused to divulge her formula for curing cancer until she was guaranteed a job at the local university.

Enlighten 

• V; Informing someone Sentence: The counselor will enlighten the Minden students about ways to earn college scholarships.

• V; To prevent by acting first Sentence: We attempted to forestall an argument by agreeing to their demands immediately.

• Adj; Distorted Sentence: The chairman only confused us with his garbled report of our economic situation.  

• Adj; Shortness Sentence: I admire the brevity of President Lincoln’s speeches; his longest one lasted only ten minutes.

Forestall

• V; To conduct oneself Sentence: All of the students in Minden comported themselves with dignity and decorum during the graduation ceremony.

• V; To prevent by acting first Sentence: We attempted to forestall an argument by agreeing to their demands immediately.

• Adj; Distorted Sentence: The chairman only confused us with his garbled report of our economic situation.  

• Adj; Shortness Sentence: I admire the brevity of President Lincoln’s speeches; his longest one lasted only ten minutes.

Garbled 

• Adj; Distorted Sentence: The chairman only confused us with his garbled report of our economic situation.  

• Adj; Shortness Sentence: I admire the brevity of President Lincoln’s speeches; his longest one lasted only ten minutes.

• V; To conduct oneself Sentence: All of the students in Minden comported themselves with dignity and decorum during the graduation ceremony. 

• Adj; Expressing much in few words Sentence: Put your ideas into a concise statement, or you will bore your readers.