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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |