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
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
meniala person doing menial work
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible