GRE Word List

EFFETE

no longer fertile

The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.

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WordMeaning
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
subtletythe quality or state of being subtle
reprisala retaliatory act
frolicfull of fun : merry
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")