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 |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |