Set 134 · Study 1 / 5
Exitthe act of calling upon a deity or spirit for guidance or assistance
The priest performed an **invocation** to seek the divine guidance necessary for the ritual.
Set 134 of SAT Vocabulary Level 2 covers 5 words: invocation, defiance, felon, apartheid, milieu. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.
the act of calling upon a deity or spirit for guidance or assistance
The priest performed an **invocation** to seek the divine guidance necessary for the ritual.
open resistance or bold disobedience
His defiance of the school rules resulted in a week of detention.
a person who has been convicted of a serious crime
After serving his time, the felon struggled to reintegrate into society due to the stigma attached to his past.
a policy or system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination
The struggle against apartheid in South Africa became a symbol of resistance against oppression worldwide.
the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops
The artist thrived in a creative milieu, surrounded by other innovative thinkers and practitioners.