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2. induce, persuade, cajole, coax, Inf sweet-talk; blandish, lead down the primrose path, suck in; inveigle, prevail upon, move, prompt; influence, sway, bring, carry, lead; hypnotize, mesmerize, make.
3. provoke, instigate, goad, prick, spur; dare, put to the test, Sl. play chicken with; invite, incite, bait, court, woo, flirt; solicit, summon, beckon, fetch; seek, ask for, look for, play with.

temptation, n. 1. enticement, allurement, seduction, seducement; fascination, tantalization, captivation; beguilement, enthrallment, enchantment, bewitchment, bewitchery, ensorcellment, entrancement.
2. cajoling, inducement, persuasion, coaxing; blandishment, inveiglement, swaying; provocation, in-stigaton, dare; invitation, incitation, flirtation, summoning beckoning.
3. lure, bait, decoy, trap, snare, song of the sirens; heart's desire, desire, hope, desideratum; forbidden fruit, plum, golden apple; honeyed words, Sl. come-on.

tempter, n. 1. enticer, seducer, charmer, enchanter, tantalizer, teaser; seductress, enchantress, sorceress, temptress, Fr. femme fatale, flirt, coquette, vamp; flatterer, deceiver, inveigler, blandisher, fascinator; Siren, Lorelei, Circe; vampire, Pied Piper of Hamelin. 2. Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles; the devil, the Evil One, the Prince of Darkness, the Archfiend.

tempting, adj. 1. inviting, alluring, attractive; enchanting, bewitching, witching, enthralling, charming, entrancing, enravishing; provocative, exciting, fascinating, captivatng; titillating, irresistible, intriguing, appealing; exquisite, ravishing, voluptuous, sensuous; seductive, enticing, Inf. foxy, Inf. sexy; engaging, winning, taking, fetching, winsome, prepossessing.
2. appetizing, mouth-watering, luscious, savory, delectable, delicious, toothsome, flavorsome, succulent.

tenable, adj. 1. maintainable, sustainable, supportable, justifiable, defensible, defendable, impregnable, invulnerable, invincible; irrefutable, indisputable, incontestable, unarguable, unattackable, unassailable, unassaultable, unquestionable, undeniable, indubitable, sure, certain; ironclad, strong, solid, secure, safe, sound, safe and sound, on safe or sure ground, solidly based; cogent, logical, rational, reasonable, sensible; plausible, believable, credible, acceptable, conceivable, imaginable, thinkable, possible, within the realm of possibility.
2. holdable, tenantable, leasable, rentable, oc-cupiable, habitable, livable, usable; unoccupied, available, open vacant, untaken, Inf. up for grabs.

tenacious, adj. 1. adhesive, clinging; holding fast, keeping a firm hold; cohesive, tough; viscous, viscid, sticky, mucilaginous, glutinous, gummy.
2. retentive, retaining, unforgetful, unforgetting; grasping, recollective.
3. steadfast, determined, resolute, purposeful, strong-minded, strong-willed; persistent, pertinacious, unfaltering, undeviating, unswerving, unshaken; unchangeable, unalterable, uncompromising, unyielding, inflexible, intransigent; obstinate, stubborn, dogged, mulish, Inf cussed, pigheaded, stiff-necked, perverse; opinionated, bigoted, prejudiced, biased, partisan, dogmatic; grim, set, hard-set, hard-bitten; arbitrary, relentless, inexorable, adamantine; obdurate, refractory, contumacious.

tenacity, n. 1. tenaciousness, adhesiveness, adhesion, cohesiveness, toughness, strength, resilience; viscousness, viscidity, glutinousness, stickiness, gumminess, mucilaginousness.
2. retentivity, retentiveness, retention; readiness of memory, grasp, grip, remembrance, recollection, reminiscence, retrospection.