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 |
|---|---|
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| pilfer | steal |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |