Category: Attention-grabbing Flashcards

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Delight

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(v.) please (someone) greatly

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Enrapture

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(v.) give intense pleasure or joy to

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Captivate

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(v.) attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm

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Enthrall

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(v.) capture the fascinated attention of

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Charm

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(n. ) the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration
(v. ) delight greatly
(v. ) gain or influence by charm

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Beguile

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(v. ) charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way
(v. ) trick (someone) into doing something

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Entrance

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(v.) fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention

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Enchanted

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(adj.) filled with delight; charmed

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Riveting

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(adj.) completely engrossing; compelling.

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Engrossed

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(adj.) having all one’s attention or interest absorbed by someone or something

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Fascinate

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(v.) draw irresistibly the attention and interest of (someone)

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Gripping

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(adj.) firmly holding the attention or interest; exciting

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Intriguing

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(adj.) arousing one’s curiosity or interest; fascinating

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Compelling

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(adj. ) evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
(v. ) not able to be refuted; inspiring conviction

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Thrilling

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(adj.) causing excitement and pleasure; exhilarating

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Absorbing

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(adj.) intensely interesting; engrossing

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Preoccupy

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(v.) (of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts

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Rapt

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(adj.) completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing