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.
Random words
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| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
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| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
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| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |