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

WordMeaning
horticulturalthe science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
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unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
migrantone that migrates: such as
nutrientfurnishing nourishment
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation