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

WordMeaning
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
retiringreserved
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
haphappening
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal