GRE Word List

FETE

festival

The meaning of the word fete is festival.

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WordMeaning
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
refurbishto brighten or freshen up : renovate
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
inertlacking the power to move
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life