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
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
lodewaterway
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
plumagethe feathers of a bird
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil