GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
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|---|---|
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
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| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
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| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |