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 |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| condole | grieve |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| repercussion | reflection |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |