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 |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| engender | beget |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |