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
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
raptlifted up and carried away
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources