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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|---|---|
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| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| primal | original |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
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