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 |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| benison | blessing |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |