GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |