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 |
|---|---|
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| indicative | serving to indicate |