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 |
|---|---|
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| espouse | marry |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |