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 |
|---|---|
| brochure | pamphlet |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| encompass | include |
| provenance | origin |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |