GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| shack | hut |