GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| submerge | to put under water |