GRE vocabulary
Nugatory
Of no value or importance; useless or futile.
Example
"The lawyer dismissed the opposing counsel's argument as nugatory, claiming it lacked any substantive legal basis."
Etymology
From Latin *nugatorius* 'trifling, futile,' from *nugae* 'trifles.'
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