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 |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| yore | time past and especially long past |