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 |
|---|---|
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |