The Death of Fissiparous and Other Words: A Dictionary of Words & Phrases on the Verge of Extinction

blandishment

BLAN-dish-ment

verb

praise calculated to cajole; allurement; flattery

1978James A. MichenerChesapeakeIn the dark night the two men glared at each other, with Steed determined to resist the blandishments of his captain.1985Carl SaganContactBut he resisted many invitations and some proffered blandishments to found an electronic church.1989Ken FollettThe Pillars of the EarthTom's family pushed through the disconsolate crowd, ignoring the halfhearted blandishments of the sausage seller and the knife sharpener.

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stricture

STRIK-chur

noun

a restriction; a restraint; a limit; harsh criticism

1913Brooks AdamsThe Theory of Social RevolutionsMarshall, probably, felt exasperated by Jefferson's virulence against these final appointments made by John Adams, while Marshall was Secretary of State, and for which he may have felt himself, in part, responsible. Possibly, even, he may have taken some of Jefferson's strictures as aimed at himself.1977Ken FollettPaper MoneyThere was no prestige in being chairman of an ailing company, no matter how big; and his power was rendered worthless by the strictures of the accountants.

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