GRE Word List
INDUCE
to move by persuasion or influence
The meaning of the word induce is to move by persuasion or influence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| din | a loud continued noise |