GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| sleek | slick |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |