GRE Word List

IMBROGLIO

an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding

The meaning of the word imbroglio is an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding.

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disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
potentateruler
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
aloftat or to a great height
inanimatenot animate:
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