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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WordMeaning
groombridegroom
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
skiffany of various small boats
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect