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 |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| mulct | fine |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |