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 |
|---|---|
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| significant | having meaning |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |