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 |
|---|---|
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |