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 |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |