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 |
|---|---|
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| headlong | headfirst |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |