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
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
savoryhaving savor: such as
penetrateto pass into or through
transcribeto make a written copy of
conspireplot
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
genuflectto bend the knee
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation