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
cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
forlornbereft
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
colandera perforated utensil for washing or draining food
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
beelinea straight direct course