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 |
|---|---|
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |