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

WordMeaning
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
appriseto give notice to : tell
concatenatelinked together
fancierone that has a special liking or interest
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
degradationthe act or process of degrading
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
verbalizeto express something in words