GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |