GRE Word List
NUGATORY
worthless; futile
The meaning of the word nugatory is worthless; futile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acknowledge | recognize; admit |
| dupe | someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive |
| centripetal | tending toward the center |
| posterity | descendants; future generations; Ex. go down to posterity; CF. posterior, anterior |
| engage | attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle |
| dwindle | shrink; reduce gradually |
| quack | charlatan; impostor |
| scanty | meager; insufficient |
| cataract | great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight) |
| flowery | full of flowers; full of ornate expressions |
