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 |
|---|---|
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| primal | original |
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| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| marked | having an identifying mark |