GRE Word List

INEFFECTUAL

not producing the proper or intended effect : futile

The meaning of the word ineffectual is not producing the proper or intended effect : futile.

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WordMeaning
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up