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
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
clichea trite phrase or expression
antecedeprecede
phenomenaphenomenon
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior