GRE Word List
FESTIVE
joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival
The meaning of the word festive is joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endorse | approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal |
| die | metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice |
| junket | trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense |
| metaphysical | pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality |
| favoritism | display of partiality toward a favored person |
| molecule | the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance |
| effrontery | rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek |
| vital | full of life; animated; vibrant and lively; critical; of great importance; necessary to stay alive; of life; living; breathing; N. vitality; V. vitalize |
| slavish | of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original |
| encircle | surround |
