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

WordMeaning
quoruma select group
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
gushto issue copiously or violently
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness