GRE Word List
INVOKE
to petition for help or support
The meaning of the word invoke is to petition for help or support.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |