GRE Word List
EFFECTUAL
able to produce a desired effect; valid
The meaning of the word effectual is able to produce a desired effect; valid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foment | stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant) |
| recourse | resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to |
| balk | stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate |
| parry | ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ธทดยดูดย ฐณณไภฬ พฦดิ |
| welt | raised mark from a beating or whipping |
| annex | attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one |
| descry | catch sight of (something distant) |
| pernicious | very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia |
| habitat | natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation |
| sledge | large sled drawn by work animals |
