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banal [ buh’-NAL, -NAHL, BEYN-l]
[ adj ]
MEANING :
1. lacking originality or novelty
2. commonplace; petty
wheedle [ HWEED-l, WEED-l ]
[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (tr.v.) to cajole or entice or persuade by means of flattery
2. (tr.v.) to obtain or procure by means of flattery
3. (intr.v.) to meet one’s needs by using flattery
susceptibility [ suh’-sep-tuh’ -BIL-i-tee ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. the tendency to be easily influenced or affected
2. vulnerability
trudge [ truhj ]
[ noun, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (intr. v.) to walk heavily and laboriously
2. (n.) a laborious walk
contortions [ kuh’n-TAWR-shuh’ n ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. distortions or the act or process of twisting
2. the state or position of being twisted
3. bent out of shape