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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WordMeaning
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
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polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
savorthe taste or smell of something
exultto be extremely joyful : rejoice
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
statutoryof or relating to statutes