poor – having little money or few possessions; “deplored the gap between rich and poor countries”; “the proverbial poor artist living in a garret”
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penurious – excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner–denying himself every indulgence”
1. To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk. See Synonyms at lure.
2. To obtain by cajolery: inveigled a free pass to museum.
[Middle English envegle, alteration of Old French aveugler, to blind, from aveugle, blind, from Vulgar Latin *aboculus : Latin ab-, away from; see ab-1 + Latin oculus, eye (probably loan-translation of Gaulish exsops : exs-, from + ops, eye); see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
persuade – cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody’s arm; “You can’t persuade me to buy this ugly vase!”
esoteric – confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; “a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories”
private – confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; “a private place”; “private discussions”; “private lessons”; “a private club”; “a private secretary”; “private property”; “the former President is now a private citizen”; “public figures struggle to maintain a private life”
exoteric – suitable for the general public; “writings of an exoteric nature”
provocative – serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; “a provocative remark”; “a provocative smile”; “provocative Irish tunes which…compel the hearers to dance”- Anthony Trollope
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incendiary – capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily; “an incendiary agent”; “incendiary bombs”
These adjectives mean marked by a narrow, often tiresome focus on or display of learning and especially its trivial aspects: a pedantic writing style; an academic insistence on precision; a bookish vocabulary; donnish refinement of speech; scholastic and excessively subtle reasoning.
cogitate – use or exercise the mind or one’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; “I’ve been thinking all day and getting nowhere”
reason – think logically; “The children must learn to reason”
conclude, reason, reason out – decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; “We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house”
pass judgment, evaluate, judge – form a critical opinion of; “I cannot judge some works of modern art”; “How do you evaluate this grant proposal?” “We shouldn’t pass judgment on other people”
meditate, contemplate, study – think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; “He is meditating in his study”
plan – make plans for something; “He is planning a trip with his family”
associate, colligate, link, relate, tie in, connect, link up – make a logical or causal connection; “I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind”; “colligate these facts”; “I cannot relate these events at all”
smarmy – unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; “buttery praise”; “gave him a fulsome introduction”; “an oily sycophantic press agent”; “oleaginous hypocrisy”; “smarmy self-importance”; “the unctuous Uriah Heep”; “soapy compliments”
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incendiary – a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
incendiary – a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
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languor – inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; “the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends”
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fatuity – a ludicrous folly; “the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown’s behavior”
smarmy – unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; “buttery praise”; “gave him a fulsome introduction”; “an oily sycophantic press agent”; “oleaginous hypocrisy”; “smarmy self-importance”; “the unctuous Uriah Heep”; “soapy compliments”
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