elicit
To draw out or bring forth a response, reaction, or information from someone or something.
Examples
- The teacher's thoughtful questions managed to elicit thoughtful answers from even the shyest students.
- The comedian's jokes elicited laughter from the entire audience.
- Her kindness elicited a warm smile from the stranger.
All Words
- vivacious
full of lively energy and enthusiasm; spirited and animated in manner
- sanguine
feeling or showing confident optimism about a situation, even when things seem difficult
- fastidious
paying extremely close attention to detail and being hard to please; showing great care about accuracy or cleanliness