Vocab 9

Question 1

Beseech

Answer 1

(verb): ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something

Synonym: implore, entreat, plead

Question 2

Blandishment

Answer 2

(noun): a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone to gently do something

Synonym: enticement, praise, sweet-talk, fawning

Question 3

Cajole

Answer 3

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

Synonym: tempt, tantalize, wheedle

Question 4

Elicit

Answer 4

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

Synonym: evoke, extract, wrest

Question 5

Enjoin

Answer 5

(verb): instruct or urge (someone) to do something

Synonym: decree, admonish, prohibit

Question 6

Exigent

Answer 6

(adjective): pressing, demanding

Synonym: critical, crucial, exacting

Question 7

Imperious

Answer 7

(adjective): assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

Synonym: dictatorial, autocratic, tyrannical

Question 8

Injunction

Answer 8

(noun): an authoritative warning or order

Synonym: mandate, instruction, embargo

Question 9

Mendicant

Answer 9

(adjective) : given to begging
(noun) : a beggar

Synonym: pauper, panhandler, vagabond

Question 10

Query

Answer 10

(noun) : a question, especially one addressed to an official or organization
(verb) : ask a question about something especially in order to express one’s doubts about it or to check its validity or accuracy

Synonym: inquiry, inquire, reservation, skepticism