Question

she was trying to persuade aunty ifeoma to ask papa for them. source: purple hibiscus. in the sentence above, persuade has the same or almost the same meaning as: hoax fight coax grant

Explanation:

"Persuade" means to induce someone to do something through reasoning or argument. "Coax" means to gently persuade or try to persuade someone to do something. "Hoax" is a deception, "fight" is a physical or verbal conflict, and "grant" is to give or allow something. So "coax" is closest in meaning to "persuade".

Answer:

C. coax