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
gerontocracyrule by elders
deliriuman acute (see acute
postulatedemand
outstripto go faster or farther than
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
effeteno longer fertile