GRE Word List

EVOCATIVE

evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response

The meaning of the word evocative is evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response.

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WordMeaning
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
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precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
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progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
caldrona large kettle or boiler
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trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
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