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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| concordat | compact |
| invalid | not valid: |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |