GRE Word List
INDUCE
to move by persuasion or influence
The meaning of the word induce is to move by persuasion or influence.
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euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
hurl | rush |
annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |