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 |
|---|---|
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| reek | smoke |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |