GRE Word List
INEFFECTUAL
not effective; not having a desired effect; weak
The meaning of the word ineffectual is not effective; not having a desired effect; weak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| witticism | witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark) |
| toxic | poisonous; N. toxicity |
| skeptic | sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism |
| sylvan | pertaining to the woods or the country |
| rile | irritate; vex; muddy |
| lexicon | dictionary |
| regent | a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent |
| preclude | make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate |
| ubiquitous | being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity |
| pristine | unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive; Ex. an old book in pristine condition |