GRE Word List
EMBROIL
to throw into disorder or confusion
The meaning of the word embroil is to throw into disorder or confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| upright | perpendicular |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| cryptic | secret |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |