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 |
|---|---|
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| nexus | connection |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |