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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WordMeaning
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
muddleto make turbid or muddy
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space