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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
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| frigid | intensely cold |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |