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 |
|---|---|
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
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| junket | trip |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |