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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| approbation | commendation |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |