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 |
|---|---|
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| benison | blessing |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |