1.apex
noun: the highest point
The Ivy League is considered the apex of the secondary education system.
2.irk
verb: irritate or vex
My little sister has a way of irking and annoying me like no other person.
3.hound
verb: to pursue relentlessly
An implacable foe of corruption, Eliot Ness hounded out graft in all forms—he even helped nab Al Capone.
4.dupe
verb: to trick or swindle
Once again a get-rich-fast Internet scheme had duped Harold into submitting a $5,000 check to a sham operation.
noun: a person who is easily tricked or swindled
The charlatan mistook the crowd for a bunch of dupes, but the crowd was quickly on to him and decried his bald-faced attempt to bilk them.
5.entice
verb: get someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises
Harold enticed his wife, Maude, to go on a vacation to Hawaii, with promises of luaus on the beach and all-you-can-eat seafood buffets.
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