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
guilelessinnocent
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
penetrateto pass into or through
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
appellationan identifying name or title : designation