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 |
|---|---|
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |