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 |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| inanimate | not animate: |