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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integralessential to completeness : constituent
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached