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 |
|---|---|
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| unkempt | not combed |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| combustible | capable of combustion |