GRE Word List

EFFICACY

the power to produce an effect

The meaning of the word efficacy is the power to produce an effect.

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WordMeaning
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
facileeasily accomplished or attained
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
predetermineforeordain
ecclesiasticecclesiastical
replenishto fill or build up again
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted