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 |
|---|---|
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |