GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |