WordMasters #1 Fall 2010

Martha S. (United States of America)
talisman, sunder, pungent, concord, jettison, trenchant, shrew, dispel, querulous, premonition, spawn, pernicious, skinflint, quash, sumptuous, portent, disavow, propitious, consensus, repudiate, corrosive, schism, oust, bountiful, fiend
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  1. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  2. sunder
    break apart or in two, using violence
  3. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  4. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  5. jettison
    throw away, of something encumbering
  6. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  7. shrew
    small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
  8. dispel
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  9. querulous
    habitually complaining
  10. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  11. spawn
    the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or mollusks
  12. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  13. skinflint
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
  14. quash
    declare invalid
  15. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  16. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  17. disavow
    refuse to acknowledge
  18. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  19. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  20. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  21. corrosive
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  22. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  23. oust
    remove from a position or office
  24. bountiful
    producing in abundance
  25. fiend
    an evil supernatural being
Created on 十一月 10, 2010

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