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Usage

• blandishment

  Blandishments are words or actions that are pleasant and complimentary, intended to persuade someone to do something via a use of flattery.

• burnish

  To burnish something is to work hard to improve it, such as polishing a metal until it shines.

• embellish

  If you embellish something, you make it more beautiful by decorating it.

• abolish

  If someone in authority abolishes a law or practice, they formally put an end to it.

• refurbish

  When you refurbish something, you repair it in order to improve its appearance or function.

• admonish

  When you admonish someone, you tell them gently but with seriousness that they have done something wrong; you usually caution and advise them not to do it again.

• impoverished

  An impoverished person or nation is very poor and stricken by poverty.

• replenish

  When you replenish something, you refill or restock it.

• relinquish

  When you relinquish something, you give it up or let it go.

• diminish

  When something diminishes it becomes smaller.

• accomplish

  When you accomplish something, such as a difficult task or long project, you are able to complete it or be successful in doing it.

• perish

  When someone perishes they die, usually due to violence.