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 |
|---|---|
| courier | messenger |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |