GRE Word List

EFFETE

no longer fertile

The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.

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WordMeaning
resignrelegate
flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
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communalof or relating to one or more communes
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness