GRE Word List
EMBROIL
throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio
The meaning of the word embroil is throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purse | pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet |
| dabble | work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid |
| extemporaneous | not planned; impromptu; extempore |
| touchstone | stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard |
| evince | show clearly |
| address | direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech |
| sloth | slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent |
| despot | tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism |
| musky | having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer |
| conception | beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception |
