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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WordMeaning
steeplofty
warrantedsanction
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
scourgewhip
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
franticemotionally out of control
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data