Effect and Merit

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Effect

Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
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Merit and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merit" instead a noun "Effect".
Nearby Words: effective, effectual, effected, effectively, effecting

Merit

Merit noun - A quality that gives something special worth.
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Effect and merit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a noun "Merit".
Nearby Words: merited, meriting

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How words are described

special special effect special merit
exact exact effect exact merit
common common effect common merit
single single effect single merit
Other adjectives: obvious, visible, actual, real, great, huge, little, bad, major, useful, possible, extra, significant, greater, intended, overall, comedic.

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change effect change merit change

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  • If the person has an effect on the plot, but is not affecting it by his or her own merit, this is a Macguffin.
    Source: Main Characters
  • Necksnap: There's one in 7 Days which manages to transcend the graphics to be horrific purely on the merit of the sound effect.
    Source: Video Game / Chzo Mythos
  • Chroma Key This is the method behind Shadow-Rama of MST3K fame, by merit of how cheap the effect is to do.
    Source: Chroma Key
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