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 |
|---|---|
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| imbue | endow |
| obscure | dark |