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 |
|---|---|
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| overt | open to view : manifest |