Vocab 9 Flashcards
Beseech
(verb):
ask (someone) fervently or urgently to do domething; implore, entreat
Blandishment
(noun):
a pleasing or flattering statement or action used to persuade someone to gently do something
Cajole
(verb):
persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery
Elicit
(verb):
evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or questions
Enjoin
(verb):
instruct or urge (someone) to do something
Exigent
(adjective):
pressing; demanding
Imperious
(adjective):
assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
Injunction
(noun):
an authoritative warning or order
mendicant
(adjective):
given to begging
(noun): a beggar
query
(noun):
a question, especially one addressed to an official or organization