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
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
frivolousof little weight or importance
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
asunderinto parts