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 |
|---|---|
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |