GRE Word List
FIASCO
a complete failure
The meaning of the word fiasco is a complete failure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |