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
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
interrogateto question formally and systematically
progenydescendants
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law