GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |