GRE Word List
SOLICIT
to make petition to : entreat
The meaning of the word solicit is to make petition to : entreat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |