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).

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WordMeaning
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
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raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
stemthe main trunk of a plant
heedlessnot taking heed : inconsiderate
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere