GRE Word List

EFFETE

no longer fertile

The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.

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WordMeaning
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
sylvanone that frequents groves or woods
suppliantsupplicant