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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |