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  • 101seduce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lead astray, lure, entice, corrupt, inveigle; debauch, betray. See impurity, attraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. allure, inveigle, entice, decoy, abduct, attract, tempt, bait, bribe, lure, induce,… …

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  • 102lure# — lure n Lure, bait, decoy, snare, trap all denote something that leads an animal or a person into a particular place or situation from which escape is difficult. Lure suggests something that always attracts and often deceives {threw out all the… …

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  • 103lur´ing|ly — lure «lur», noun, verb, lured, lur|ing. –n. 1. the power of attracting or fascinating; charm; allure; attraction: »Many people feel the lure of the sea. Monarchs, whom the lure of honour draws ( …

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  • 104lur´er — lure «lur», noun, verb, lured, lur|ing. –n. 1. the power of attracting or fascinating; charm; allure; attraction: »Many people feel the lure of the sea. Monarchs, whom the lure of honour draws ( …

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  • 105chance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fortuity Nouns 1. chance, accident, lot; fate, kismet, karma (See destiny); Lady Luck, [Dame] Fortune; luck, fortune, hap, hazard; contingency, adventure, fortuity; randomness, indetermination,… …

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  • 106inveigle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. lure, attract, ensnare, cajole, persuade, allure, entice. See deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. entice, cajole, ensnare, trick; see coax , influence , tempt , urge 2 . See Synonym Study at tempt …

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  • 107attempt — at•tempt [[t]əˈtɛmpt[/t]] v. t. 1) to make an effort at; try; undertake: to attempt a difficult task[/ex] 2) archaic to attack; move against in a hostile manner: to attempt a person s life[/ex] 3) archaic to tempt 4) an effort made to accomplish… …

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  • 108contemptible — con•tempt•i•ble [[t]kənˈtɛmp tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) deserving of or held in contempt 2) Obs. contemptuous • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (< MF) < LL con•tempt i•bil′i•ty, con•tempt′i•ble•ness, n. con•tempt′i•bly, adv …

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  • 109'κπειρᾷ — ἐκπειρᾷ , ἐκπειράομαι make trial of pres subj mp 2nd sg ἐκπειρᾷ , ἐκπειράομαι make trial of pres ind mp 2nd sg (epic) ἐκπειρᾷ , ἐκπειράομαι make trial of pres subj act 3rd sg ἐκπειρᾷ , ἐκπειράομαι make trial of pres ind act 3rd sg (epic) ἐκπειρᾷ …

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  • 110διαπειρᾶν — διάπειρα crucial experiment fem gen pl (doric aeolic) διαπειράομαι make trial pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic) διαπειράομαι make trial pres part act neut nom/voc/acc sg (doric aeolic) διαπειράομαι make trial pres part act masc nom sg… …

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