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 |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| tome | book |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |