GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| imprecation | curse |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| convention | agreement |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |