GRE Word List
COAX
to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
The meaning of the word coax is to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle.
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gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |