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 |
|---|---|
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |