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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qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
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credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
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artlesslacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
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transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form