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elicit
- to obtain information from
someone or something |
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The detective's
clever questioning techniques were able to
elicit a confession from the
suspect. |
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The comedian's jokes
were so funny that they elicited
laughter from the entire audience. |
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illicit -
not permitted by law or societal
norm |
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The police discovered
an illicit drug operation in
the abandoned warehouse. |
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The authorities
discovered an illicit gambling
den hidden in the basement of the building. |
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Note :
To summarize, "elicit"
pertains to drawing out or obtaining information or
responses, while "illicit" refers to something that is
illegal or forbidden. |
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lie, lay
little, a little
lose, loose
mature, matured
misused, disused
myself, by myself moral, morale
officer, official
on time, in time
precede, proceed
percentage, per cent
persecuted, prosecuted
personal, personnel
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price, prize
principal, principle
respectably, respectively
rational, rationale
rise, raise
site, sight
stationary, stationery
still, yet
super, superb
tenable, feasible
two cents, notion
weather, whether
wood, woods
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