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 |
|---|---|
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |