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 |
|---|---|
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| amend | to put right |