GRE Word List
EVOKE
to call forth or up: such as
The meaning of the word evoke is to call forth or up: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |