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
ventto provide with a vent
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
oligarchygovernment by the few