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121rhetoric — /ret euhr ik/, n. 1. (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast. 2. the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech. 3. the study of the effective… …
122argument — ar·gu·ment n 1: a reason or the reasoning given for or against a matter under discussion compare evidence, proof 2: the act or process of arguing, reasoning, or discussing; esp: oral argum …
123entice — I verb allure, bait, cajole, coax, decoy, divert, induce, inveigh, lure, seduce, tempt II index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), cajole, coax …
124convince — I verb allure, argue into, assure, bring to reason, carry conviction, clinch an argument, compel, compel belief, convert, dispose, enlist, exert influence, extort belief, gain the confidence of, impel, impress, incline, indoctrinate, induce,… …
125croire — (kroi r ; en 1703, la prononciation indiquée est crere, sur le théâtre on disait je croa et non pas je cres ; plusieurs prononcent crere, dit Chifflet, Gramm. p. 201 ; je crais, dit Vaugelas ; la prononciation longtemps incertaine, comme on voit …
126coax — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cajole, inveigle, wheedle, persuade. See flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. persuade, cajole, wheedle, blandish, urge, inveigle, beguile, induce, manipulate, sweet talk*, soft soap*; see also influence …
127convince — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. persuade, satisfy. See belief. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prove, prove to, persuade, induce, establish, satisfy, assure, demonstrate, argue into, change, convert, sway, effect, overcome, turn, bring… …
128talk — talk1 [ tɔk ] verb *** ▸ 1 communicate ▸ 2 discuss ▸ 3 give lecture ▸ 4 give secret information ▸ 5 achieve something by talking ▸ 6 send information ▸ 7 have power to persuade ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to use words to communicate: Can their… …
