GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |