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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transcendental | transcendent |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| syllogism | a 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") |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| opulence | wealth |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |