GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
connivancethe act of conniving
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
canarda false or unfounded report or story
penchanta strong and continued inclination
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking