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

WordMeaning
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
gourmandone who is excessively fond of eating and drinking