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 |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| exegesis | exposition |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |