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 |
|---|---|
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |