GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| colloquy | conversation |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |