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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|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
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| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| mulct | fine |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |