GRE Word List
WHEEDLE
to influence or entice by soft words or flattery
The meaning of the word wheedle is to influence or entice by soft words or flattery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |