GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |