GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| contrive | devise |