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 |
|---|---|
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |