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 |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |