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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crypticsecret
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
endearto cause to become beloved or admired
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum