GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| resign | relegate |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |