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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| whimsy | whim |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| yore | time past and especially long past |