GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| dint | force |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |