allure

Day 53Level 2

uh-LOOR

attraction

appeal; power to attract

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

charm, attraction, charisma

Antonyms:

ugliness

Example Sentence:

The allure of Niagara Falls was hard to resist so we visited it despite a tight schedule.

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dis-ap-ruh-BEY-shuhn

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