Vocabulary Word
Word: adjuration
Definition: solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
Definition: solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
Sentences Containing 'adjuration'
With this hurried adjuration, he cocked his blunderbuss, and stood on the offensive.
More Vocab Words
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::: shoddy - made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; Ex. shoddy goods/trick
::: gibe - mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks
::: appropriate - acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate
::: benison - blessing
::: vilify - slander; speak evil of; N. vilification
::: painstaking - taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through
::: problematic - causing a problem; open to doubt; doubtful; unsettled; questionable; Ex. Whether the arena will ever be completed is problematic.
::: pendulous - hanging; suspended
