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Search phrase: persuasive

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King Edward IIIE3 II.i.54And hath a lusty and persuasive spirit.And hath a lustie and perswasiue spirite:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.92Persuasively and cunningly! Away, boys.Perswasively, and cunningly: away boyes,

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Glossary

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best-movingmost persuasive
dumb-discoursivesilently persuasive, with compelling silent arguments
inducementtemptation, bad influence, persuasiveness
inducementinfluential reason, persuasive cause
oratoryeloquence, persuasiveness
out-tonguespeak more loudly than, be more persuasive than
persuasionevidence, persuasive indication
strongforceful, persuasive, influential
strongcertain, convincing, persuasive
volubleglib, facile, persuasive

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indication, persuasivepersuasion
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persuasive, be moreout-tongue
persuasive, mostbest-moving
persuasive, silentlydumb-discoursive
persuasivenessinducement
persuasivenessoratory
silently persuasivedumb-discoursive

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PERSUADEBASICpersuasive adj, persuasively adv

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