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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WordMeaning
imprecationcurse
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
errantbehaving wrongly
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
fabricateinvent
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind