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 |
|---|---|
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |