GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| asunder | into parts |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |