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
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
handsomehaving a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless