GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| devious | wandering |
| scourge | whip |
| addle | rotten |
| pugilist | fighter |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |