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
kudospraise given for achievement
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
sophistphilosopher
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
machinationsan act of machinating
reciprocalinversely related : opposite