arbiter \AR-buh-tuhr\ (noun) - 1 : A person appointed or chosen to judge or decide a dispute. 2 : Any person who has the power of judging and determining.

"If he was superior to the dog, the arbiter of its fate, wasn't ...Read More

milksop \MILK-sop\ (noun) - An effeminate or weak-minded person; an unmanly man.

"And, if we set off soon, we can escape the milksop misses Mother has invited for us." -- Julia Quinn, 'The Viscount Who Loved Me'

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cajole \kuh-JOHL\ (transitive verb) - To persuade with flattery, repeated appeals, or soothing words; to coax.

"It was his duty to push, prod, and cajole the parties into a settlement." -- John Grisham, 'The Testament'

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potentate \POH-tuhn-tayt\ (noun) - One who possesses great power or sway; a ruler, sovereign, or monarch.

"When the Vizerine has been much younger, she had been taken a slave for three weeks and forced to perform services...Read More

moil \MOYL\ (intransitive verb) - 1 : To work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge. 2 : To churn or swirl about continuously.

(noun) - 1 : Toil; hard work; drudgery. 2 : Confusion; turmoil.

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ululate \UL-yuh-layt; YOOL-\ (intransitive verb) - To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.

"The other women thronged to her. They began to ululate again, rolling their tongues so that their spittle ...Read More