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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| fell | skin |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |