GRE Word List
EFFECTIVE
effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph
The meaning of the word effective is effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| calumny | malicious misrepresentation; slander |
| runic | mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm |
| wrongheaded | stubbornly wrong |
| brocade | rich, figured(patterned) fabric |
| tension | stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people |
| paramour | illicit lover |
| authoritative | having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive |
| monochromatic | having only one color |
| colloquial | pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression |
| traduce | expose to slander |
