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
retortto pay or hurl back : return
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
approbationcommendation
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
motleyvariegated in color
bestowto put to use : apply
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute