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 |
|---|---|
| query | question |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |