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 |
|---|---|
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |