GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |