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
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
rationalhaving reason or understanding
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
self-righteousconvinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment