GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |