GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |