GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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WordMeaning
collectedgathered together
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
depositiona testifying especially before a court
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal