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
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
primethe second of the canonical hours