GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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WordMeaning
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
smeara viscous or sticky substance
dintforce
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back