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
paradigmexample
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
pulchritudephysical comeliness
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog