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 |
|---|---|
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |