Vocab 11 Flashcards

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Beseech

A

To request earnestly; to implore or beg

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2
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Cajole

A

To urge with gentle, repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; to wheedle

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3
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Elicit

A

To bring out or call forth

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4
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Enjoin

A

To direct or order with authority

To prohibit or forbid

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5
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Exigency

A

The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action
An urgent crisis or situation

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6
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Imperious

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Arrogantly bossy; domineering; overbearing

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7
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Injunction

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A command, a directive, or an order

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8
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Mendicant

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Dependent on begging for a living

A beggar

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9
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Query

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A question or inquiry

To question, often with doubt

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10
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Servile

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Slavish; behaving like a servant; excessively submissive

Like that of a slave or servant

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