GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |