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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cloistera monastic establishment
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floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
prurientmarked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
gavelrent or tribute in medieval England