Vocab 9 Flashcards

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Beseech

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(verb):

ask (someone) fervently or urgently to do domething; implore, entreat

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Blandishment

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(noun):

a pleasing or flattering statement or action used to persuade someone to gently do something

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Cajole

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(verb):

persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

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Elicit

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(verb):

evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or questions

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Enjoin

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(verb):

instruct or urge (someone) to do something

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Exigent

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(adjective):

pressing; demanding

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Imperious

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(adjective):

assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

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Injunction

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(noun):

an authoritative warning or order

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mendicant

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(adjective):
given to begging

(noun): a beggar

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query

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(noun):

a question, especially one addressed to an official or organization

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