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 |
|---|---|
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| attentive | mindful |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |