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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impuissanceweakness
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
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limnto draw or paint on a surface
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
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penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
complementaryserving to fill out or complete
balma balsamic (see balsamic