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 |
|---|---|
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| ebullient | boiling |
| gnarl | snarl |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |