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 |
|---|---|
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| fluke | flatfish |