Vocab Unit 11

Shortness

to conduct or bear

oneself, behave; to

be in agreement

expressing much in a

few words

sober or serious in

manner, modest

lessening in value; a

belittling

to lower in quality

or value; to wear

away

to tell, reveal; to

make public

free from ignorance

and false ideas;

possessing sound

understanding

to prevent by acting

first

to distort in such a

way as to make

unintelligible