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
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
strewto spread by scattering
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
irremediablenot remediable
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
maverickan unbranded range animal
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible