GRE Word List

BLANDISHMENT

something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement

The meaning of the word blandishment is something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement.

Random words

WordMeaning
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
dearthscarcity that makes dear
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other