shortness, concise

expressing much in few words

breif, succinct, to the piont

sober, serious in manner, modest

shy

depreciation

a lessoning in value, a belitting

devaluation

to lower in quality, to wear away

improve, enhance

to tell, reveal, to make public

spill the beans, disclose

free from ignorance and false ideas, possessing sound understanding

informed, cultivated

to prevent by acting first

thwart, preclude

to dostort in such a way as to make unintelligible

jumble, scramble, misrepresent

one who puts forward a preposal, one who supports a cause or belief

advocate, exponent

to shake, tremble, to trill

quiver, vibrate, palpitate

to spring back, shrink

flinch

to make up for, regain

retrieve

an unpleasant smell

stench

unyeilding, harsh

persistant, unremitting

a small stream

rill

to spend foolishly, waste

dissipate

detached or dissconected in sound or style

abrubt, disjointed

law

ordinance, enactment