GRE Word List
CAJOLE
to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax
The meaning of the word cajole is to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |