UNUSUAL WORDS LXIV

Can you give a simple definition of these less-often used words?

1. LOESS

2. INURE

3. CODICIL

4. INVEIGH

5. INVEIGLE

6. MANTEAU

7. DECIDUOUS

8. FLAGITIOUS

9. MACHINATION

10. PERTINACIOUS  

Answers:

 

1. LOESS - A fertile soil of wind-blown dust

 

2. INURE - Accustom oneself to something (unpleasant), harden, temper

 

3. CODICIL - A legal amendment to a will

 

4. INVEIGH - Speak, write, or rail against something with hostility

 

5. INVEIGLE - Persuade by deception or flattery, cajole

 

6. MANTEAU - A cape, cloak, or loose gown worn by women

 

7. DECIDUOUS - Denoting a tree or shrub that loses its leaves annually

 

8. FLAGITIOUS - Heinous, nefarious 

 

9. MACHINATION - A plot or scheme

 

10. PERTINACIOUS - Determined, persistent