GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| postulate | demand |