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 |
|---|---|
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |