GRE Word List
INEFFECTUAL
not effective; not having a desired effect; weak
The meaning of the word ineffectual is not effective; not having a desired effect; weak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circlet | small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration) |
| aegis | shield; protection; defense |
| lithe | flexible; supple; CF. limber |
| embitter | make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments. |
| remission | temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins. |
| anthropoid | manlike; resembling a human being; N. |
| woeful | sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions |
| symbiosis | interdependent relationship (between groups, species) often mutually beneficial; ADJ. symbiotic; CF. together + life |
| ecologist | person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology |
| disbar | make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession |
