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
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
clipperone that clips something
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
cringeto recoil in distaste
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition