GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
plumagethe feathers of a bird
teetotalismthe principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub