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 |
|---|---|
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| pummel | pound |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| sophist | philosopher |