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
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
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crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
tillerone that tills : cultivator
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
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