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 |
|---|---|
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| gazette | newspaper |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| brook | creek |
| invalidate | to make invalid |