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 |
|---|---|
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| outgoing | going away : departing |