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
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
reparteea quick and witty reply
sparenot being used
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose