[ prov-i-duhnt ]

having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future

[ kohks ]

to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole

[ uh-bis ]

anything profoundly unfathomable or eternal

[ ab-jekt ]

(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree

[ vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh- ]

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

[ pet-ee ]

mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things

[ uhn-der-mahyn ]

to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means; attempt to subvert by stealth

[ gri-gair-ee-uhs ]

fond of company; sociable

[ taw-tol-uh-jee ]

needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman"