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 |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| slew | a large number |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| engender | beget |