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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| doddering | feeble |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |