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What is a real word with the root vok meaning to call?

The root "vok" is Latin and means "to call" or "to voice." Here are some real words with that root:

* Vocal: relating to the voice

* Vocational: relating to a job or profession

* Advocate: a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy

* Vocation: a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or way of life

* Invoke: to call upon (a deity, spirit, or power) for help or protection; to cite as an example or reason

* Evoke: to bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the mind

* Provoke: to stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a negative one)

* Revoke: to officially cancel or withdraw (a decision, agreement, or permission)

* Convoke: to call together, especially for a formal meeting

* Avocation: a hobby or other activity that one pursues in addition to one's regular work

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