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 |
|---|---|
| fluke | flatfish |
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| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| hap | happening |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |