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 |
|---|---|
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |