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
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
forteone's strong point
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
punditpandit
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured