GRE vocabulary
Beguile
To charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way; to trick.
Example
"The con artist attempted to beguile the wealthy widow into investing in his fraudulent scheme."
Etymology
From Old French 'begueule' (deceiver), from 'be-' (intensive prefix) + 'guile' (deceit).
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