GRE Word List

FUTILE

serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective

The meaning of the word futile is serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective.

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WordMeaning
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
comprehensivecovering completely or broadly : inclusive
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
comestibleedible
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
constituenta member of a constituency
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it