[ 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"
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