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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transcendentaltranscendent
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
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syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
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