GRE Word List

EFFETE

no longer fertile

The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.

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WordMeaning
leave-takingdeparture
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired