GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |