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 |
|---|---|
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| doze | to sleep lightly |