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 |
|---|---|
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |