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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
tightwad | a close or miserly person |
relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |