GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
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| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
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| retract | to draw back or in |
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