GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| ramification | branch |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |