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The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

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attraction<br />

n. 1 draw, appeal; magnetism; gravitation, Colloq pull: David<br />

confided to Joan that he felt a strong attraction to her. <strong>The</strong>re<br />

is an attraction between the north and south poles <strong>of</strong> these<br />

magnets. 2 draw, lure, enticement, attractant, inducement; show,<br />

entertainment, presentation, performance , Colloq come-on,<br />

crowd-puller, crowd-pleaser: <strong>The</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> the movie stars<br />

has been a powerful attraction. <strong>The</strong> producer has planned to<br />

repeat the attraction every evening.<br />

attractive<br />

adj. attracting, drawing, pulling, captivating, taking,<br />

fetching, appealing, luring, inviting, enticing, seductive,<br />

inviting, engaging, charming, interesting, pleasing, winning,<br />

alluring, good-looking, pretty, handsome: <strong>The</strong> person I'd like<br />

to meet needn't be beautiful or stunning - attractive will do<br />

nicely.<br />

attribute n. 1 quality, character, characteristic, property, feature,<br />

trait, virtue: It is surprising how soon historical personages<br />

become invested with romantic attributes.<br />

--v. 2 ascribe, impute, assign, put down to, trace to, charge,<br />

credit: <strong>The</strong> shrivelled arm <strong>of</strong> Richard the Third was attributed<br />

to witchcraft. To what do you attribute your interest in birds?<br />

attribution<br />

n. assignment, ascription, credit: <strong>The</strong> curator disagreed with<br />

the expert's attribution <strong>of</strong> the painting to Canaletto.<br />

1.17 audacious...<br />

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audacious adj. 1 daring, bold, confident, intrepid, brave, courageous,<br />

adventurous, venturesome, reckless, rash, foolhardy, daredevil,<br />

devil-may-care, fearless, doughty, mettlesome: <strong>The</strong> troop<br />

launched an audacious daylight attack. Cranshaw made an<br />

audacious bid for the chairmanship. 2 presumptuous, shameless,<br />

bold, impudent, pert, saucy, defiant, impertinent, insolent,<br />

brazen, unabashed, rude, disrespectful, cheeky, forward:<br />

Charlotte was so audacious as to assume that she could win.

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