GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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WordMeaning
conducivetending to promote or assist
oatmealmeal made from oats
evoketo call forth or up: such as
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
faunaanimal life
pummelpound
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
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