GRE Word List

FETE

festival

The meaning of the word fete is festival.

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reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
baroqueof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
convolutedhaving convolutions
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence