GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
magnitudegreat size or extent
noisomenoxious
cozento deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
anachronisman error in chronology
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licensepermission to act
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