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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| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
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| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
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| subsistence | real being : existence |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
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| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
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