GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| hurl | rush |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| condign | deserved |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |