GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |