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 |
|---|---|
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| aver | to declare positively |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |