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
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
stemthe main trunk of a plant
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
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anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
cessiona yielding to another : concession
spatefreshet
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread