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 |
|---|---|
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |