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 |
|---|---|
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| osseous | bony |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| haggard | not tamed |