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 |
|---|---|
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |