GRE Word List
SOLICIT
entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer
The meaning of the word solicit is entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| collate | examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound) |
| oust | expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting |
| skittish | inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit |
| irremediable | incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy |
| consanguinity | kinship; relationship by birth |
| magnanimity | generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous |
| exasperate | vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience) |
| requisition | formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V. |
| apothegm | pithy, compact saying |
| distraught | upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry |
