GRE Word List
EMBROIL
to throw into disorder or confusion
The meaning of the word embroil is to throw into disorder or confusion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |