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 |
|---|---|
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |