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
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
filibusteran irregular military adventurer
collateto compare critically
promptto move to action : incite
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
prodigya highly talented child or youth
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting