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beseech
to request earnestly; to implore or beg
cajole
to urge with gentle, repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; to wheedle
elicit
to bring out or call forth
enjoin
to direct or order with authority; to prohibit or forbid
exigency
the state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action; an urgent crisis or situation
imperious
arrogantly bossy; domineering; overbearing
injunction
a command, a directive, or an order
mendicant
dependent on begging for a living; a beggar
query
a question; an inquiry; to question, often with doubt
servile
slavish; behaving like a servant; excessively submissive; like that of a slave or servant
abound
to be great in number or amount
amplitude
greatness of size or range; magnitude
augment
to add to; to increase the size, extent, or quantity of
behemoth
something enormous in size or power
brevity
the quality of being short in; briefness; brief or concise expression; terseness
diminish
to make or become smaller or less; to lessen the authority, reputation, or prestige of
infinitesimal
too small to measure or calculate
modicum
a small or token amount
prodigious
impressively great in size, force, or extent; extraordinary; marvelous
quotidian
everyday; commonplace
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