GRE Word List
FETE
festival
The meaning of the word fete is festival.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |