GRE Word List
EFFETE
no longer fertile
The meaning of the word effete is no longer fertile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| pummel | pound |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |