GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
dieto pass from physical life : expire
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
collateto compare critically
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea