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earldom
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the rank or lands of an earl or countess
allure
the allure of working in television
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the quality of being attractive, interesting, or exciting
lure
She was lured into the job by the offer of a high salary.
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to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting
repudiate
He repudiated the allegation/charge/claim that he had tried to deceive them.
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to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable
disown
It's a story set in the last century about a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a foreigner.
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to make it known that you no longer have any connection with someone that you were closely connected with
coax
Perhaps you could coax your father into taking you to the station.
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to persuade someone gently to do something or go somewhere, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be
entice
The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don't really want./People are being enticed away from the profession by higher salaries elsewhere.
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to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant
cajole
He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants./I managed to cajole her out of leaving too early./The most effective technique is to cajole rather than to threaten.
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to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises
prod
I prodded her in the back to get her attention.
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to push something or someone with your finger or with a pointed object
goad
She seemed determined to goad him into a fight.
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to make a person or an animal react or do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them
crook
These politicians are just a bunch of crooks.
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a very dishonest person, especially a criminal or a cheat
commemorate
Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the war.
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to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public ceremony or by making a statue or special building
squiggle
His signature was an illegible squiggle at the bottom of the page.
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a short line that has been written or drawn and that curves and twists in a way that is not regular
interlocutor
Abraham was able to act as interpreter and interlocutor for our group.
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someone who is involved in a conversation and who is representing someone else
downbeat
The actual signing of the treaty was a downbeat affair without any ceremony.
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lacking in excitement or hope
plead
He was on his knees, pleading for mercy/forgiveness.
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to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something

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