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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| unbridled | unrestrained |