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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| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| enduring | lasting |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |