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 |
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ancillary | subordinate |
actuary | clerk |
whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
repercussion | reflection |
augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |