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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philatelista specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
finalethe close or termination of something: such as
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
irreverencelack of reverence
throttleto compress the throat of : choke