GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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WordMeaning
viseany of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
invalidateto make invalid
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease