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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