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
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
foolhardyfoolishly adventurous and bold : rash
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention