GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| juncture | a point of time |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |