GRE Word List
ELICIT
to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
The meaning of the word elicit is to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |