GRE Word List

EFFETE

no longer fertile

The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.

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WordMeaning
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
unassumingnot assuming : modest
lateralof or relating to the side
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
imperturbablemarked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
emollientmaking soft or supple