GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |