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 |
|---|---|
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |