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 |
|---|---|
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |