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
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
appendattach
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
slackento make less active : slow up