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 |
|---|---|
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |