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 |
|---|---|
| sanction | a formal decree |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
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| pilfer | steal |
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