GRE Word List
FETE
festival
The meaning of the word fete is festival.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |