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 |
|---|---|
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| impuissance | weakness |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |