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

WordMeaning
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
esteemthe regard in which one is held
caterto provide a supply of food
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
queasycausing nausea