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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ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
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lucidsuffused with light : luminous
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
dronea stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
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parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
validhaving legal efficacy or force