GRE Word List

EFFETE

no longer fertile

The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.

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WordMeaning
vapidlacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
benignof a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
communalof or relating to one or more communes
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained