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 |
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contrive | devise |
cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
boost | to push or shove up from below |
chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |