GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| romp | one that romps |
| refrain | curb |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |