enticement
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Such uncertainty is the main enticement of this small, mercurial book.
He was planning to go home when he was approached by a Russian man with an alluring offer: work as a restaurant cook for the equivalent of $5,200 a month—a staggering enticement.
Other enticements Chinese officials are considering, they said, involve Beijing’s potentially agreeing to purchase billions of dollars of long-term Treasurys.
This fall begins Ms. Rubasingham’s first season, which features 16 productions including such savory enticements as Paul Mescal performing in two plays in repertory, including “Death of a Salesman.”
Oates leads us through Fox’s lurid world, drawing deliberately uncomfortable parallels between his calculated actions and the work of novelists and teachers, each of whom must also use enticement and enchantment to reach their mark.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
