GRE Word List
FESTIVE
of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
The meaning of the word festive is of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |