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 |
|---|---|
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| stringent | tight |