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
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
drabslattern
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints