GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |