elicit [ i-LIS-it ]
[transitive verb]
MEANING:
to bring out, educe, evoke or arrive at
filial [ FIL-ee-uh’ l ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
- pertaining to a child or offspring
- pertaining to a series of generations succeeding the parental generation
fluke [ flook ]
[noun]
MEANING:
- a stroke of good fortune
- a triangular blade that is at the end of an anchor’s arm and is designed to catch in the ground
- a flatfish
unwarranted [ uh’n-wawr-uh’nt-tid ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
- unjustifiable or without justification
- groundless or without any basis
rampant [ RAM-puh’nt ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
- unchecked or widespread
- raging or violent
- (Heraldry) rearing on the left hind leg with the forelegs elevated and the head in profile