GRE Word List
IMBROGLIO
an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
The meaning of the word imbroglio is an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| fleck | streak |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |