GRE Word List
FETE
festival
The meaning of the word fete is festival.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |