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.

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luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
dowseto plunge into water
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence