GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |