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 |
|---|---|
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |