GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |