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
denizeninhabitant
ligneousof or resembling wood
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
reckoncount
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
quicksilvermercury
jesta joking or mocking remark
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness