| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |