GRE Word List

FUTILE

serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective

The meaning of the word futile is serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective.

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WordMeaning
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
igneousformed by solidification of magma
lewdobscene
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
adjointo add or attach by joining