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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WordMeaning
offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
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precipitousprecipitate
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
unfrockdefrock
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
delveexcavate
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality