GRE Word List

STERILE

failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores

The meaning of the word sterile is failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores.

Random words

WordMeaning
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
attireto put garments on : dress
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
aviarya place for keeping birds confined