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
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
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porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
judiciarya system of courts of law
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other