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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WordMeaning
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
expenditurethe act or process of expending
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of