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 |
|---|---|
| appease | pacify |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |