GRE Word List
EFFEMINATE
having womanly traits
The meaning of the word effeminate is having womanly traits.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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turmoil | extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil |
subpoena | writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena |
puzzle | baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N. |
bate | let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate |
scrappy | quarrelsome |
polarize | split into opposite extremes or camps |
exceptionable | objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable |
occident | the West |
whimsy | whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely; Ex. story full of whimsy |
spry | (esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble |