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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |