GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |