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
minutiaea minute or minor detail
bitterbeing, 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
steeplofty
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
reverberatereflect
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal