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 |
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| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |