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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WordMeaning
headfirstwith the head foremost
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
debonairsuave
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
passiveacted upon by an external agency
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil