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 |
|---|---|
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| slake | subside |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |