GRE Word List

EFFETE

no longer fertile

The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.

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divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
drollhaving a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements