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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philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
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mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
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