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
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
adjointo add or attach by joining
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
compartmenta separate division or section
schismdivision
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish