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 |
|---|---|
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| propellant | capable of propelling |