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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WordMeaning
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
clapperone that claps: such as
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
incarcerateto put in prison
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as