Definitions
(n) a small river or stream
Rivulet
(n) an unpleasant smell
(v) to give off unpleasant smells or a strong impression
Reek
Flinch
Recoil
Despite her _______ appearance, she is a competitive speed skater always ready for a challenge on ice.
Demure
As it wound its way through the desert, the might river became a mere _______ that travelers could easily wade across.
Rivulet
(adj) free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
Enlightened
(n) shortness
Brevity
Scramble
Garble
On some occasions, honest reporters cannot _______ their sources of information.
divulge
Since you are charged for every word you use in a telegram, it pays to be as _______ as possible.
Concise
(v) to spend foolishly; waste
Squander
(n) a lessening in value; a belittling
Depreciation
Conduct
Comport
I plan to _______ my family's lost fortune by working hard, earning extra money, and investing wisely.
Recoup
Lucretia Coffin Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were among the first _______ of women's suffrage in the United States.
Proponents
(adj) expressing much in a few words
Concise
(v) to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
Garble
Ordinance
Statute
Sometimes it is possible to _______ a cold by taking Vitamin C.
Forestall
Leaders are judged by how well they _______ themselves in times of crisis.
Comport
(v) to shake, tremble; to trill
Quaver
(v) to prevent by acting first
Forestall
Disjointed
What is Staccato?
Since you worked so long and hard for the money you earned, it's doubly foolish to _______ it on things you don't really want or need.
Squander
It is painful for anyone, particularly a doctor, to watch someone's health _______.
Deteriorate