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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manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
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effigyan image or representation especially of a person
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contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
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