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 |
|---|---|
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| foppish | foolish |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |