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
comportto be fitting : accord
queruloushabitually complaining
concoctto prepare by combining raw materials
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
zesta piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
rivuleta small stream
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage