GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
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impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
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