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.
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Word | Meaning |
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explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
evenhanded | fair |
demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |