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 |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |