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
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
contagiona contagious disease
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent