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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… elicit (verb) - 1: to get (information, a response, etc.) from someone 2: to bring out (something latent or potential) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Say them fast—or even slow—in isolation, and no one will know which one you mean: elicit and illicit both rhyme
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And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.