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

WordMeaning
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
legerdemainsleight of hand
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
pendulouspoised without visible support
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration