GRE Word List

EFFETE

no longer fertile

The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.

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censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
traverseto go or travel across or over
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
dyslexiaa variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing