GRE Word List
PROSELYTIZE
to induce someone to convert to one's faith
The meaning of the word proselytize is to induce someone to convert to one's faith.
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| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| provenance | origin |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |