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Request & Demands
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| beseech | v. To request earnestly; to implore or beg. I beseech you to see a doctor before your illness gets worse. |
| v. to urge with gentle, repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; to wheedle (convencer con alagos) n. Cajolery (halagos) | |
| elicit to bring out or call forth (provocar algo, pedir algo) The play’s tragic ending elicited tears form the audience | |
| join | To direct or order with authority. To prohibit or forbid. (prohibir) |
| exigency The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action An urgent crisis or situation. adj. Exigent | |
| imperious adj. Arrogantly bossy; domineering; overbearing | |
| Injunction a command, a directive, or an order | mendicant adj. dependent on begging for a living A beggar |
| n | query A question; and inquiry To question, often with doubt |
| servile adj. Slavish; behaving like a servant; excessively submissive adj. like that of a slave or servant Servitude n. Servility |