GRE Word List

FUTILE

serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective

The meaning of the word futile is serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective.

Random words

WordMeaning
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly