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 |
|---|---|
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
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| pliant | pliable |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| doddering | feeble |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| apprehend | arrest |