GRE Word List
FETE
festival
The meaning of the word fete is festival.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |