| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |