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 |
|---|---|
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |