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
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice