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
cannyclever
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
divaprima donna
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal