GRE Word List

EFFICACY

the power to produce an effect

The meaning of the word efficacy is the power to produce an effect.

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WordMeaning
brackishsomewhat salty
callousbeing hardened and thickened
repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark