GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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WordMeaning
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself