GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| retrench | cut down |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| edifice | building |