GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| dire | exciting horror |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |