GRE Word List
FETE
festival
The meaning of the word fete is festival.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| demise | death |
| calculated | apt |
| 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") |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| arid | excessively dry |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |