GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |