GRE Word List
FUTILE
serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
The meaning of the word futile is serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective.
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Word | Meaning |
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fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |