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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conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
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mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
genialitymarked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
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