GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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WordMeaning
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
eventualcontingent
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
pento shut in or as if in a pen
brocadea rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
peerone that is of equal standing with another : equal
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil