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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |