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

WordMeaning
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling