GRE Word List

NUGATORY

worthless; futile

The meaning of the word nugatory is worthless; futile.

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awlpointed tool used for piercing
secessionwithdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership
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tempermoderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling
tauttight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack