GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| emollient | making soft or supple |