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 |
|---|---|
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| resign | relegate |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |