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 |
|---|---|
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |