GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |