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
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
featurethe structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
significanthaving meaning
validhaving legal efficacy or force