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 |
|---|---|
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
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| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| dart | a light spear |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |