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.

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WordMeaning
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
cowthe mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil