GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| braid | to make from braids |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |