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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superimposeto place or lay over or above something
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
garnerto gather into storage
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic