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 |
|---|---|
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |