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 |
|---|---|
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |