GRE Word of the Day: Effete (v)
Effete (v)
Feet…. After six hours of rigorous exercise his feet get effeted.
Meaning:
>> Having lost character, vitality, or strength.
>> No longer productive; infertile.
Example:
>> effete tenderfeet
>> the effete monarchies…of feudal Europe — G. M. Trevelyan
>> the governor is too effete to take on the powerful special interests that really run this state
Synonyms decadent, decayed, degenerate, washed-up
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Effete (v)
Feet…. After six hours of rigorous exercise his feet get effeted.
Meaning:
>> Having lost character, vitality, or strength.
>> No longer productive; infertile.
Example:
>> effete tenderfeet
>> the effete monarchies…of feudal Europe — G. M. Trevelyan
>> the governor is too effete to take on the powerful special interests that really run this state
Synonyms decadent, decayed, degenerate, washed-up
Related Words decaying, declining, dying, failing, waning; soft, weak; dissolute, immoral
Effete (Antonym)
A) weary
B) effeminate
C) overripe
D) dissolute
E) mighty
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#1. November 25th, 2006, at 12:00 AM.
Letter E – Mighty