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

WordMeaning
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
impingeencroach
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
precipitantprecipitate
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
shoveto push along
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept