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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| gnarl | snarl |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| boor | peasant |