GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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WordMeaning
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
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attireto put garments on : dress
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
glitterto shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
retractto draw back or in
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature