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
maneuvera military or naval movement
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
prattleprate
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
miragean optical (see optical
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite