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 |
|---|---|
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |