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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| dour | stern |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| grate | grating |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |