GRE Word List

FETE

festival

The meaning of the word fete is festival.

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WordMeaning
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
demisedeath
calculatedapt
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent
crescendoa gradual increase
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
aridexcessively dry
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example