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 |
|---|---|
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| progeny | descendants |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| billowing | wave |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |