GRE Word List

EFFETE

no longer fertile

The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.

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extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
uproariousmarked by uproar
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
concorda state of agreement : harmony
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant