GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |