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 |
|---|---|
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |