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 |
|---|---|
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| brochure | pamphlet |