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attraction
n. 1 draw, appeal; magnetism; gravitation, Colloq pull: David
confided to Joan that he felt a strong attraction to her. There
is an attraction between the north and south poles of these
magnets. 2 draw, lure, enticement, attractant, inducement; show,
entertainment, presentation, performance , Colloq come-on,
crowd-puller, crowd-pleaser: The presence of the movie stars
has been a powerful attraction. The producer has planned to
repeat the attraction every evening.
attractive
adj. attracting, drawing, pulling, captivating, taking,
fetching, appealing, luring, inviting, enticing, seductive,
inviting, engaging, charming, interesting, pleasing, winning,
alluring, good-looking, pretty, handsome: The person I'd like
to meet needn't be beautiful or stunning - attractive will do
nicely.
attribute n. 1 quality, character, characteristic, property, feature,
trait, virtue: It is surprising how soon historical personages
become invested with romantic attributes.
--v. 2 ascribe, impute, assign, put down to, trace to, charge,
credit: The shrivelled arm of Richard the Third was attributed
to witchcraft. To what do you attribute your interest in birds?
attribution
n. assignment, ascription, credit: The curator disagreed with
the expert's attribution of the painting to Canaletto.
1.17 audacious...
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audacious adj. 1 daring, bold, confident, intrepid, brave, courageous,
adventurous, venturesome, reckless, rash, foolhardy, daredevil,
devil-may-care, fearless, doughty, mettlesome: The troop
launched an audacious daylight attack. Cranshaw made an
audacious bid for the chairmanship. 2 presumptuous, shameless,
bold, impudent, pert, saucy, defiant, impertinent, insolent,
brazen, unabashed, rude, disrespectful, cheeky, forward:
Charlotte was so audacious as to assume that she could win.