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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| deify | to make a god of |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |