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allures

/əˈlʊrz/

Meanings
verb
To entice; to attract.

Examples :

"The promise of a good grade allures many students to study hard. "
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entice verb

/ɪnˈtaɪs/ /enˈtaɪs/

To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

"I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey."

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students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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grade noun

/ɡɹeɪd/

A rating.

"I gave him a good grade for effort."

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attract verb

/əˈtɹækt/

To pull toward without touching.

"A magnet attracts iron filings."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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hard noun

/hɑːd/ /hɑɹd/

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

"The boat was hauled out of the water using the nearby hard. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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promise noun

/ˈpɹɒmɪs/ /ˈpɹɑmɪs/

An oath or affirmation; a vow

"if I make a promise, I always stick to it;  he broke his promise"

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many noun

/ˈmæni/ /ˈmɛni/

A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.

"Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many."

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good adjective

/ɡʊ(d)/ [ɡɪ̈d]

(of people)

"My neighbor is a very good person. "

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study verb

/ˈstʌdi/

(usually academic) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.

"I need to study my biology notes."