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 |
|---|---|
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| spare | not being used |
| caulk | to 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) |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |