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Jordans wordmasters of 2010- 2nd session

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  1. penance
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for something
  2. denounce
    speak out against
  3. denunciation
    a public act of condemnation
  4. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  5. entreaty
    earnest or urgent request
  6. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
  7. divine
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
  8. divination
    the art or gift of prophecy by supernatural means
  9. resplendent
    having great beauty
  10. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  11. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  12. exculpatory
    clearing of guilt or blame
  13. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  14. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  15. retrench
    tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
  16. retrenchment
    the process of saving money by cutting expenses
  17. prepossessing
    creating a favorable impression
  18. milieu
    the environmental condition
  19. vitiate
    make imperfect
  20. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  21. fetor
    a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
  22. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  23. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  24. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  25. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  26. libelous
    harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
  27. pontificate
    administer a pontifical office
  28. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  29. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  30. retrospective
    concerned with or related to the past
  31. vilify
    spread negative information about
  32. vilification
    slanderous defamation
  33. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  34. banality
    a trite or obvious remark
  35. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  36. sycophancy
    fawning obsequiousness
Created on 一月 31, 2010

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