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
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
trappingsoutward signs
statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain