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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| boor | peasant |