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 |
|---|---|
| significant | having meaning |
| microcosm | a little world |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |