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
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
dilateto become enlarged or widened
ramificationbranch
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
braidto make from braids
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
bevya large group or collection
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as