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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| condole | grieve |
| freebooter | pirate |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |