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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hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
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nutrientfurnishing nourishment
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actuarialof or relating to actuaries
anarchyabsence of government
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
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conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed