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
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
notcha V-shaped indentation
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
belaborto attack verbally
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last