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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fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
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steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
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