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
antiquityancient times
funerealof or relating to a funeral
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
philatelista specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak