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
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
distendextend
fetidhaving a heavy offensive smell
plumagethe feathers of a bird
stentorianextremely loud
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
wontaccustomed
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck