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 |
|---|---|
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| purge | to clear of guilt |