Some examples, Dinghui...
* Coax (verb): "My friend doesn't want to go. I'll have to coax him into it." (You can see it means you need to convince someone to do something they don't want to do at first. As others said, it *can* involve flattery but most people coax with gentle urging or giving logical reasons).
* Hoax (noun): "I paid the man money and he didn't give me the car. He was a thief. It was a hoax." (Hoax isn't used a verb. It's used to describe a situation that is fake or a trick.)
Hope this helps a bit, mate.