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”
1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
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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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