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
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
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circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
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