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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tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
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ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
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endearto cause to become beloved or admired