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
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
unintimidatingnot causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds