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  • 71sweet-talk — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I v. flatter, *butter up, cajole, soft soap, *lay it on with a trowel. II n. *bull, *blarney, flattery. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. Informal To persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery …

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  • 72Motive — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Motive >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 motive motive springs of action wellsprings of action GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 reason reason ground call principle Sgm: N 2 by end by end by purpose …

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  • 73cajolery — 1640s, from Fr. cajolerie persuasion by flattery (16c.), from cajoler (see CAJOLE (Cf. cajole)) …

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  • 74get — v 1. receive, come by, realize, inherit, succeed to, fall into; gain, win, achieve, attain, reach; benefit, profit, avail; (all usu. of wages) earn, make, Sl. pull down, gross, clear, net, Inf. take home, pocket. 2. obtain, acquire, secure,… …

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  • 75задабривать — ЗАДАБРИВАТЬ1, несов. (сов. задобрить), кого чем. Вызывать (вызвать) расположение, снисходительность кого л. к себе подарками, услугами, предупредительным обращением и т.п.; Син.: Разг. умасливать; Ант.: раздражать [impf. to cajole; to coax].… …

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  • 76sweet-talk — verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering He palavered her into going along • Syn: ↑wheedle, ↑cajole, ↑palaver, ↑blarney, ↑coax, ↑inveigle • Derivationally related forms …

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  • 77beflum — bə̇ˈfləm, bē transitive verb (beflummed ; beflummed ; beflumming ; beflums) Etymology: be + flum; perhaps influenced by Scots blaflum to cajole chiefly Scotland : to deceive especially by flattery * * * beflum /bi flumˈ/ (Walter Scott) transitive …

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  • 78pa|lav´er|er — pa|lav|er «puh LAV uhr, LAH vuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a parley or conference, especially between European traders or travelers and people of other cultures, whose customs required the formal exchange of compliments, gifts, and other ritual,… …

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  • 79pa|lav|er — «puh LAV uhr, LAH vuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a parley or conference, especially between European traders or travelers and people of other cultures, whose customs required the formal exchange of compliments, gifts, and other ritual, before the… …

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  • 80Bamboozle — Bam*boo zle (b[a^]m*b[=oo] z l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bamboozled} (b[a^]m*b[=oo] z ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bamboozling} (b[a^]m*b[=oo] zl[i^]ng).] [Said to be of Gipsy origin.] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to… …

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