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 |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
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