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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |