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 |
|---|---|
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |