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 |
|---|---|
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |