temptation
Other forms: temptations
Temptation is something you want to have or to do, even though you know you shouldn't. That bag of peanut butter cups on top of your fridge might be an example of a temptation.
The thing that you want despite knowing it's not good for you — like the cool sneakers you really can't afford — is a temptation. The feeling is also a temptation — so wanting those shoes is temptation. The Latin word temptare, or to taste, is where temptation comes from, which makes a lot of sense when you think of that bag of peanut butter cups calling to you from the kitchen.
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the act of influencing by exciting hope or desiresynonyms: enticementtypes:seductionenticing someone astray from right behaviorallurement, solicitationthe act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)ingratiation, insinuationthe act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishmentstype of:influencecausing something without any direct or apparent effort
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the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoidtype of:desirethe feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
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something that seduces or has the quality to seducesynonyms: enticementtypes:forbidden fruitoriginally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)allurementattractivenesstype of:influencea cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
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Vocabulary lists containing temptation
Jess and Leslie spend their free time playing in the fantasy land of Terabithia; but when tragedy strikes, one of them will have to learn to cope with loss in the real world.
In a series of autobiographical poems, Jacqueline Woodson vividly brings her childhood and adolescence to life. This memoir in verse won the National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and the Newbery Honor Award.
During the Great Depression, Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel spend summers with their eccentric and adventurous grandmother.