GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provenance | origin |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |