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 |
|---|---|
| guileless | innocent |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |