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 |
|---|---|
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |