GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| suppliant | supplicant |