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 |
|---|---|
| ancillary | subordinate |
| actuary | clerk |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| repercussion | reflection |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |