GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| addle | rotten |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |