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 |
|---|---|
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| submerge | to put under water |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |