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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |