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 |
|---|---|
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |