GRE Word List

EFFETE

no longer fertile

The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.

Random words

WordMeaning
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
bestowto put to use : apply
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
generalitythe quality or state of being general
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert