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
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
versatileembracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
caterto provide a supply of food
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form