GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| natal | native |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |