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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |