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
guilelessinnocent
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
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slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
unfrockdefrock
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle