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

WordMeaning
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage