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  • 41persuasive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inducive; cogent, convincing, logical; winning. See belief, cause. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. convincing, alluring, plausible, luring, seductive, wheedling, influential, winning, enticing,… …

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  • 42attractive — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. good looking, winning, engaging; see beautiful 1 , 2 , charming , handsome 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. appealing, charming, enticing, *nice, beautiful, handsome, winning, fascinating, magnetic, charismatic,… …

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  • 43fetching — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. attractive, pleasing, captivating; see charming . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. attractive, charming, captivating, alluring, beautiful, winsome, fascinating, tantalizing, entrancing, enticing, lovely. ANT.: repulsive …

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  • 44seductive — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. alluring, beguiling, tempting; see charming . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. persuasive, enticing, tempting, alluring, tantalizing, beguiling, attractive, flirtatious, sexy, bewitching. ANT.: repellent, repulsive III… …

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  • 45alluring — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. attractive, charming, seductive, enticing, fascinating, tempting, bewitching, captivating, beguiling, irresistible, tantalizing, magnetic. ANT.: repulsive, repelling, nauseating II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective… …

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  • 46entice — [ɪnˈtaɪs] verb [T] 1) to persuade someone to do something by offering them an advantage or reward enticing adj 2) an enticing offer[/ex] …

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  • 47entice — /ɛnˈtaɪs / (say en tuys), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (enticed, enticing) to draw on by exciting hope or desire; inveigle. {Middle English entyce(n), from Old French enticier incite, from Latin titio firebrand} –enticer, noun –enticing, adjective… …

  • 48solicitation — Asking; enticing; urgent request. The inchoate offense of requesting or encouraging someone to engage in illegal conduct. Any action which the relation of the parties justifies in construing into a serious request. Thus solicitation of… …

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  • 49lure — [loor] n. [ME < MFr leurre < OFr loirre, prob. < Frank or Goth * lōthr, akin to MDu loder, lure, OE lathian, to invite] 1. a device consisting of a bunch of feathers on the end of a long cord, often baited with food: it is used in… …

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  • 50alluring — adjective highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire an alluring prospect her alluring smile the voice was low and beguiling difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement a tempting invitation • Syn: ↑beguiling, ↑ …

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