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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|---|---|
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
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| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |