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 |
|---|---|
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |