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11persuasive — persuasively, adv. persuasiveness, n. /peuhr sway siv, ziv/, adj. 1. able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument. n. 2. something that persuades; inducement. [1580 90; ML persuasivus. See PERSUASIBLE, IVE] Syn. 1. convincing …
12United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
13jawbone — I. noun Date: 15th century jaw 1a; especially mandible II. verb Date: 1965 transitive verb to speak forcefully and persuasively to < jawboned them into accepting the deal > intransitive verb t …
14tennis — /ten is/, n. a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half. Cf. lawn tennis. See illus. under racket2.… …
15Boole, George — born Nov. 2, 1815, Lincoln, Eng. died Dec. 8, 1864, Ballintemple, Ire. British mathematician. Though basically self taught and lacking a university degree, in 1849 he was appointed professor of mathematics at Queen s College in Ireland. His… …
16persuasive — [[t]pə(r)swe͟ɪsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is persuasive is likely to persuade a person to believe or do a particular thing. What do you think were some of the more persuasive arguments on the other side?... I can be very… …
17πιθανολόγον — πιθανολόγος speaking persuasively masc/fem acc sg πιθανολόγος speaking persuasively neut nom/voc/acc sg …
18gift of gab — Date: 1839 the ability to talk glibly and persuasively …
19persuasive — adjective Date: 15th century tending to persuade • persuasively adverb • persuasiveness noun …
20salesmanship — noun Date: 1880 1. the skill or art of selling 2. ability or effectiveness in selling or in presenting persuasively < political salesmanship > …
