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 |
|---|---|
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| mischance | bad luck |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| grudging | unwilling |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |