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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WordMeaning
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
briskkeenly alert : lively
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane