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

WordMeaning
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
recipientone that receives : receiver
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
actuaryclerk
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future