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
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
sleightdeceitful craftiness
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
rectifyto set right : remedy
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
abodethe place where one lives : home
asepticpreventing infection
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible