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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protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
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