GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
direexciting horror
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
recitala detailed account : enumeration
buffeta blow especially with the hand
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute