GRE Word List

FETE

festival

The meaning of the word fete is festival.

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WordMeaning
shrivelto draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
onusburden
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction