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1. Cajole <\/strong>\u2013 to persuade someone to do something by repeatedly encouraging, flattering, or gently pressuring them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Example Sentence<\/em>: She managed to cajole her brother into helping her clean the room

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2. Implacable <\/strong>\u2013 unable to be calmed, persuaded, or made less angry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Example Sentence:<\/em> The judge was implacable and refused to reduce the criminal\u2019s sentence

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3. Obsequious <\/strong>\u2013 excessively eager to please someone, especially someone more powerful<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Example Sentence:<\/em> His obsequious behaviour toward the manager made his colleagues uncomfortable

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4. Quixotic <\/strong>\u2013 extremely idealistic or impractical, often in a charming or unrealistic way<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Example Sentence:<\/em> His quixotic plan to end poverty overnight was admirable but unrealistic

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5. Venerable <\/strong>\u2013 worthy of great respect because of age, wisdom, or importance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Example Sentence:<\/em> The venerable professor was respected by generations of students

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6. Apathy <\/strong>\u2013 a lack of interest, concern, or enthusiasm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Example Sentence:<\/em> His apathy toward the election surprised everyone who knew how strongly he once felt about politics

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7. Prosaic <\/strong>\u2013 ordinary, dull, or lacking imagination<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Example Sentence<\/em>: What began as an exciting adventure soon became a prosaic routine of work and chores

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8. Reclusive <\/strong>\u2013 avoiding other people and preferring to live alone or privately<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Example Sentence<\/em>: The reclusive author rarely gave interviews or appeared in public

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9. Hapless <\/strong>\u2013 unfortunate or unlucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Example Sentence<\/em>: The hapless traveller missed his train, lost his wallet, and arrived at the hotel after midnight

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10. Mendacious <\/strong>\u2013 not telling the truth; dishonest or lying<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence<\/em>: The reporter exposed the politician\u2019s mendacious claims with evidence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Cajole \u2013 to persuade someone to do something by repeatedly encouraging, flattering, or gently pressuring them. \u00a0 \u00a0Example Sentence: She managed to cajole her brother into helping her clean the room 2. Implacable \u2013 unable to be calmed, persuaded, or made less angry \u00a0 \u00a0Example Sentence: The judge was implacable and refused to reduce […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-improve-your-vocabulary","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4553,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4551\/revisions\/4553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}