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
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully