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 |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |