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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| malediction | curse |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |