GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |