Subject dictionary

Persuasive language

Language used to influence, reassure, motivate and build credibility.

Core vocabulary

70 featured terms

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Accelerateverb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.

Achievableadjective

Capable of being achieved.

Advantageousadjective

Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nati…

Advocatenoun

One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.

Authenticnoun

Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to…

Authoritynoun

Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; au…

Avoidadjective

To empty.

Beneficialadjective

Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.

Benefitnoun

An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

Clearsuperl.

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

Clearlyadverb

In a clear manner.

Commitmentnoun

The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.

Compareverb

To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences;…

Compellingp. pr. & vb. n

of Compel

Confidencenoun

The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.

Consensusnoun

Agreement; accord; consent.

Consequentialadjective

Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequent.

Credibilitynoun

The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.

Credibleadjective

Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.

Decisiveadjective

Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.

Demonstrateverb

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

Emphasiseverb

To make a point stand out as especially important.

Encourageverb

To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to…

Endorseverb

Same as Indorse.

Essentialadjective

Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is.

Establishadjective

To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm.

Fairsuperl.

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

Focusedimp. & p. p.

of Focus

Frameverb

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting pa…

Guaranteenoun

In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another pe…

Highlightnoun

the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"

Imagineverb

To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination.

Inclusiveadjective

Inclosing; encircling; surrounding.

Inspireverb

To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

Inviteverb

To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the com…

Justifyadjective

To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty.

Momentumnoun

The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus.

Opportunitynoun

Fit or convenient time; a time or place favorable for executing a purpose; a suitable combination of conditions; suitable occasion; chance.

Persuadeverb

To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty, expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination by presenting sufficient mot…

Picturenoun

The art of painting; representation by painting.

Positionnoun

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright posit…

Practicaladjective

Of or pertaining to practice or action.

Preventverb

To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct.

Proofnoun

Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

Protectverb

To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children.

Provenp. p. / a.

Proved.

Realisticadjective

Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination.

Reassureverb

To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or terror.

Recommendverb

To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in…

Reducenoun

To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.

Reinforceverb

See Reenforce, v. t.

Reliableadjective

Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy.

Resilientadjective

Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling.

Responsibleadjective

Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his con…

Secureadjective

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

Significantadjective

Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significan…

Strengthenverb

To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authorit…

Substantialadjective

Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.

Substantiateverb

To make to exist; to make real.

Tailoredimp. & p. p.

of Tailor

Timelysuperl.

Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable.

Transformativeadjective

Having power, or a tendency, to transform.

Transparentadjective

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, t…

Trustedimp. & p. p.

of Trust

Unlockverb

To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest.

Urgentadjective

Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important.

Valuableadjective

Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable car…

Valuenoun

The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties…

Vitaladjective

Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.

worthwhileadjective

Worth the time or effort spent.