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Definition of effigy (noun)
image or likeness of a person; sculpted likeness

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Demonstrators carried effigies of the dictator they wanted overthrown.

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Definition of mollify (verb)
to soften; to make less intense; to pacify

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We used our hands to mollify the sound of our giggling.

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Definition of wheedle (verb)
to influence; to persuade; to coax

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The crook may attempt to wheedle the money from the bank.
He tried hard to wheedle his father into buying him a car.

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Definition of unequivocal (adjective)
clear and unambiguous; conclusive

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The 50-0 vote against the bill was an unequivocal statement against the measure.
His response was unequivocal, which seemed unusual for a politician.

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Definition of elusive (adjective)
hard to catch; difficult to understand or grasp; evasive; tending to escape

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Even the experienced, old fisherman admitted that the trout in the river were quite elusive.

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Definition of devoid (adjective)
lacking; empty

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The interplanetary probe indicated that the planet was devoid of any atmosphere.

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Definition of confound (verb)
to lump together, causing confusion; to damn; to amaze; to stun; to confuse

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The problem confounded our ability to solve it.
Confound you, you scoundrel!

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Definition of inveterate (adjective)
deeply rooted; ingrained; firmly established

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The inveterate induction ceremony bespoke one of the school's great traditions.

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Definition of usury (noun)
lending of money with an excessively high interest rate

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An interest rate 30 points above the prime rate would be considered usury in the United States.
Loan sharks frequently practice usury, but their debtors usually have little choice but to keep quiet and pay up.

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Definition of incorrigible (adjective)
unreformable; unchangeable; uncontrollable

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The mischievous boy was an incorrigible practical joker.

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