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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latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
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tatterto make ragged
recessthe action of receding : recession
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antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound