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 |
|---|---|
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |