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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| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| grate | grating |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |