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 |
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incontinent | not continent: such as |
random | a haphazard course |
tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
billowing | wave |
recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |