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 |
|---|---|
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |