GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superannuated | outmoded |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
