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

WordMeaning
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
cannyclever
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
pilfersteal
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
dramaa composition (see composition
providencedivine guidance or care
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish