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 |
|---|---|
| chafe | irritate |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |