| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |