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 |
|---|---|
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| comestible | edible |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |