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 |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| amend | to put right |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| predecessor | one that precedes |