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 |
|---|---|
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| nourish | nurture |
| finery | ornament |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |