GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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WordMeaning
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance