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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assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
rusea wily subterfuge
odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
discloseto make known or public
elusivetending to elude: such as
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput