VFA Lessons 11-12

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