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 |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| warranted | sanction |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| scourge | whip |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |