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 |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| whittle | a large knife |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| defer | put off |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |