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 |
|---|---|
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |