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 |
|---|---|
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |