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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| oligarchy | government by the few |