GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |