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1. Shortness of time or duration; briefness.
2. The quality of expressing much in few words; terseness. |
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| 1. To bear or conduct (oneself); behave. |
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| 1. Expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse. |
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1. Characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
2. Affectedly or coyly decorous, sober, or sedate. |
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1. Decrease in value due to wear and tear, decay, decline in price, etc.
2. Such a decrease as allowed in computing the value of property for tax purposes. |
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1. To make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value.
2. To disintegrate or wear away. |
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| 1. To disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown). |
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1. To give intellectual or spiritual light to; instruct; impart knowledge to.
2. To shed light upon. |
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1. To prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance.
2. To act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate. |
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1. To confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble.
2. To make unfair or misleading selections from or arrangement of (fact, statements, writings, etc.); distort. |
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