TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 13-Nov-11
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 13-Nov-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists elicit [ i-LIS-it ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : to bring out, educe, evoke or arrive at USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Illegal migration from Bangladesh into India numbers in the millions but it barely elicits any mention in the major Indian newspapers. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Routine violence there exceeds anything seen in Bangkok, but it elicits barely a peep from the news media in the Thai capital. Economist, Surges that won't work, Sep 10th 2008 contagion [ kuh' n-TEY-juh' n ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. the propagation of a disease or infection through contact 2. a disease that is contagious in nature or an agent spreading such an infection 3. an influence or cont