GRE Word List

INVOCATION

the act or process of petitioning for help or support

The meaning of the word invocation is the act or process of petitioning for help or support.

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deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
deprecateto express disapproval of
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
comportto be fitting : accord
conducivetending to promote or assist
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent