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 |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| whimsy | whim |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |