GRE Word List
INVOKE
to petition for help or support
The meaning of the word invoke is to petition for help or support.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |