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 |
|---|---|
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |