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 |
|---|---|
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| leery | suspicious |
| aria | air |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |