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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| steep | lofty |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| reverberate | reflect |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |