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 |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |