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 |
|---|---|
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| defalcate | deduct |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |