Better Gutenberg
Free, beautifully formatted public-domain ebooks
‹Better GutenbergEnglish Synonyms and AntonymsAllure ( page 37 ) · 684 of 1101Contents›

English Synonyms and Antonyms

by James Champlin Fernald

684 of 1101 · Contents · Download EPUB

Allure ( page 37 ).

Questions.

1. What is it to allure? 2. How does allure differ from attract? from lure? 3. What does coax express? 4. What is it to cajole? to decoy? to inveigle? 5. How does seduce differ from tempt? 6. Is win used in the favorable or unfavorable sense?

Examples.

The ruddy square of comfortable light
—— him, as the beacon blaze ——
The bird of passage.

But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
And —— by making rich, not making poor.

He had a strange gift of —— friends, and of —— the love of women.

← Back to English Synonyms and Antonyms

Scroll to Top