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 |
|---|---|
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |