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111Epicureanism — Stephen Everson It is tempting to portray Epicureanism as the most straightforward, perhaps even simplistic, of the major dogmatic philosophical schools of the Hellenistic age. Starting from an atomic physics, according to which ‘the totality of… …
112bait — n. 1) to hold out, offer; put out, set out bait 2) to nibble at; swallow, take the bait 3) to rise to the bait 4) tempting bait * * * [beɪt] offer put out set out bait swallow take the bai …
113offer — I n. 1) to make an offer 2) to accept, agree to; consider an offer 3) to decline, refuse, reject, spurn an offer 4) to withdraw an offer 5) a firm; reasonable; tempting; tentative offer 6) an introductory; job; trial offer 7) an offer to + inf.… …
114attractive — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. good looking, winning, engaging; see beautiful 1 , 2 , charming , handsome 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. appealing, charming, enticing, *nice, beautiful, handsome, winning, fascinating, magnetic, charismatic,… …
115alluring — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. attractive, charming, seductive, enticing, fascinating, tempting, bewitching, captivating, beguiling, irresistible, tantalizing, magnetic. ANT.: repulsive, repelling, nauseating II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective… …
116bewitching — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. enchanting, charming, beguiling, spellbinding, mesmerizing, captivating, fascinating, seductive, enticing, hypnotizing, alluring. ANT.: repulsive, dull II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Pleasing to the eye or… …
117enticing — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Pleasing to the eye or mind: attractive, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, lovely, prepossessing, pretty, sweet, taking, tempting, winning, winsome. See LIKE. 2. Tending to… …
118tempt fate — tempt fate/providence 1. to do something which involves a risk and may cause something unpleasant to happen. I always feel it s tempting fate to leave the house without an umbrella. 2. to cause bad luck for yourself by talking too confidently… …
119tempt providence — tempt fate/providence 1. to do something which involves a risk and may cause something unpleasant to happen. I always feel it s tempting fate to leave the house without an umbrella. 2. to cause bad luck for yourself by talking too confidently… …
120invite — invite, bid, solicit, court, woo are comparable when they mean to request or encourage a person or a thing to come to one or to fall in with one s plans or desires. Invite in its ordinary and usual sense implies a courteous request to go… …
