GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| nourishment | food |
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| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
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| mote | a small particle : speck |