GRE Word List
EFFICACY
the power to produce an effect
The meaning of the word efficacy is the power to produce an effect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| slake | subside |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| drivel | nonsense |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |