Word of the Day for 12th Grade

Tuesday, May 19

effete adj

Definition: having lost strength or virility; weakened, decadent; marked by self-indulgence, triviality, or decadence

Synonyms: exhausted, decadent, indulgent

Usage: Some believed that by the 1990s the West had become effete, lacking the power and the will to take on new challenges and opponents.

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