GRE Word List

IMBROGLIO

an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding

The meaning of the word imbroglio is an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding.

Random words

WordMeaning
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
obsequya funeral or burial rite
elusivetending to elude: such as
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
adjacentnot distant : nearby
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious