GRE Word List

FIASCO

a complete failure

The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.

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obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
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clapperone that claps: such as
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
retortto pay or hurl back : return
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
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prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long