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
giddydizzy
raptlifted up and carried away
immobilitynot moving : motionless
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere