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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
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| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
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| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
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| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |