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Synonym selection (vocabulary – meaning of "debacle"): Choose the word that best expresses the meaning. Target word: DEBACLE Instruction: Select the closest standard-English synonym meaning "a sudden, disastrous collapse; a complete failure."

Difficulty: Easy

Triumph
Fiasco
Prelude
Success

Correct Answer: Fiasco

Explanation:

MeaningA debacle is a sudden and ignominious failure; a total collapse.

Option analysisFiasco — complete, humiliating failure; best synonym. ✅Triumph / Success — antonyms. ❌Prelude — something that comes before; not a failure. ❌

UsageThe event turned into a debacle → The event turned into a fiasco.

Final AnswerFiasco

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