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
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
bestialof or relating to beasts
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
despota ruler with absolute power and authority
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
knolla small round hill : mound
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture