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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
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| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
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| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |