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 |
|---|---|
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| lax | loose |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| primal | original |