GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| shambles | a meat market |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |