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 |
|---|---|
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |