GRE Word List

FETE

festival

The meaning of the word fete is festival.

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WordMeaning
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
hovelan open shed or shelter
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless