GRE Word List
EFFECTUAL
producing or able to produce a desired effect
The meaning of the word effectual is producing or able to produce a desired effect.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| 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 |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |