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 |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
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| querulous | habitually complaining |