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 |
|---|---|
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| endue | provide |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |