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 |
|---|---|
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| dour | stern |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| contrive | devise |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| oversee | survey |