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 |
|---|---|
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| guileless | innocent |
| pugilist | fighter |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |