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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flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
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quicksilvermercury
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
adjurationa solemn oath
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
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navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss