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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 to improve its appearance or ability to 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 hard work or a long task, you are able to complete it or be successful in doing it.

• perish

  When someone perishes, they die, usually due to violence or a dangerous occurrence.

• banish

  expel from a community or group

• demolish

  destroy completely

• establish

  set up or found

• extinguish

  put an end to

• finish

  the act of finishing

• flourish

  grow vigorously

• nourish

  provide with nourishment

• publish

  put into print

• punish

  impose a penalty on

• vanish

  get lost, as without warning or explanation