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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| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| collate | to compare critically |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |