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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| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
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| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
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| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
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| contrive | devise |