GRE Word List

SOLICIT

to make petition to : entreat

The meaning of the word solicit is to make petition to : entreat.

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WordMeaning
cajoleto persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form