GRE Word List
INVOKE
to petition for help or support
The meaning of the word invoke is to petition for help or support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |