GRE Word List

EFFETE

no longer fertile

The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.

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derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
recastto cast again
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
servileof or befitting a menial position