GRE Word List
EFFECTIVE
producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
The meaning of the word effective is producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| append | attach |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |