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 |
|---|---|
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| belie | to give a false impression of |