sábado, 16 de junho de 2012

Word of the day: Beguile


Beguile: divertir, enganar, iludir, seduzir
Synonyms / definition: to lead by deception, hoodwink, divert, to while away especially by some agreeable occupation, to engage the interest of by or as if by guile (guile: astúcia)
 “She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.”
“They were beguiled into thinking they'd heard the whole story.”
“Almost everything in the quaint little town beguiles, from its architecture to its art to its people.”
“He beguiled the audience with his smooth and seductive voice.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

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