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 |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
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| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |