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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WordMeaning
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
sobernot intoxicated
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
overtopen to view : manifest
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
cemeterya burial ground
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful