GRE Word List
EMBROIL
to throw into disorder or confusion
The meaning of the word embroil is to throw into disorder or confusion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |