Efficient
Efficient adjective - Producing or capable of producing a desired result.
Powerless
Powerless adjective - Unable to act or achieve one's purpose.
Usage example: I wish I could help you, but I am powerless in this situation
Both words in one sentence
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When he joined the Bureau of Investigation, predecessor to the FBI, it was a practically powerless nonentity rife with corruption; from 1935 through the 1970s, he made it synonymous (to the vast majority of Americans) with effective, efficient and incorruptible law enforcement.
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