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 |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| natal | native |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |