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 |
|---|---|
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |