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 |
|---|---|
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |