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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| demented | mad |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |