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 |
|---|---|
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| marrow | bone marrow |