GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| lunar | crescent |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |