GRE Word List
FETE
festival
The meaning of the word fete is festival.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| syllogism | a 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") |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| vixen | a female fox |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |