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Beseech
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a) To address an earnest or urgent request;implore.
b) to request earnestly; beg for e.g. I beseech you to make peace w/your people. (usually for very important matter) |
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Blandishment
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The act of coaxing by flattery or wheedling.
e.g. Although she smiled at his blandishments, she didn't believe a word he said. Blandish |
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Cajole
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To coax gently and persistently; wheedle.
e.g. To cajole her mother into buying the skates, Amanda told her mother that she was the best parent in the whole world. Cajolery; cajoling |
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Elicit
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a) to bring out; evoke.
b) to call forth. e.g. Benjamin Franklin elicited the assistance of France for the colonial army during the Revolutionary War. |
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Enjoin
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a) To direct with autority and emphasis; command.
b) to prohibit or forbit e.g. a) i enjoyed benny to bring out a pen. b) i have enjoyed many people to chat on MSN. |
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Exigent
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a) Requiring immediate attention or remedy; urgent.
b) Requiring or demanding a great deal. e.g. a) His exigent call for help brought people to his assistance. exigency; exigently b) my enlgihs teacher is rather exigent when it comes to word choice. |
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Imperious
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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing.
e.g. Commanding and imperious, the president ordered his press secretary to deny all requests for information and interviews. Imperiously; Imperiousness |
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Injunction
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a) A command, directive, or order.
b) A course order enjoining or prohibiting a party from a specific course of action. (most commonly used) e.g. The serfs were forced to obey any injunction made by the lord of the castle. |
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Mendicant
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A beggar.
e.g. When the mendicant held out her hand to ask me for money, i saw how tattered the sleeves of her blouse and jacket were. Mendicancy |
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Query
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a)To express doubt or uncertainty about; question.
b) To put a question to. e.g. In response to his query about tropical vegetation, the librarian gave him a reference book and told him what to look up. b) I queried the government on... |
