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 |
|---|---|
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| opulence | wealth |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |