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
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
lucremonetary gain : profit
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
magistratean official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original