Level D, Unit 11 Study Guide Graded A+

rivulet {Ans: (n.) a small stream *SYNONYMS:* creek, rill}recoup {Ans: (v.) to make up for, regain *SYNONYMS:* recover, retrieve *ANTONYMS:* lose, default, forfeit, kiss good-bye}demure {Ans: (adj.) sober, serious in manner, modest *SYNONYMS:* shy, sedate, seemly, decorous *ANTONYMS:* forward, assertive, immodest}reek {Ans: (n.) an unpleasant smell; (v.) to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression *SYNONYMS:* (n.) stench; (v.) stink, smell *ANTONYMS:* (n.) perfume, fragrance, bouquet}depreciation {Ans: (n.) a lessening in value; a belittling *SYNONYMS:* cheapening, lowering *ANTONYMS:* increase, appreciation, enhancement}enlightened {Ans: (adj.) free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding *SYNONYMS:* knowing, aware, cultivated *ANTONYMS:* ignorant, unaware, untaught, benighted}divulge {Ans: (v.) to tell, reveal; to make public *SYNONYMS:* disclose, impart, spill the beans, "leak" *ANTONYMS:* hide, conceal, cover up, secrete, keep under wraps}deteriorate {Ans: (v.) to lower in quality or value; to wear away *SYNONYMS:* worsen, decline, degenerate, debase *ANTONYMS:* fix up, enhance}statute {Ans: (n.) a law *SYNONYMS:* rule, enactment}forestall {Ans: (v.) to prevent by acting first *SYNONYMS:* hinder, thwart, preclude, ward off *ANTONYMS:* welcome, accept, allow, submit, abide by}concise {Ans: (adj.) expressing much in a few words *SYNONYMS:* brief, succinct, terse, pithy, to the