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 |
|---|---|
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| residual | remainder |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |