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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| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| hurl | rush |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| 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 |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |