GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| endue | provide |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |