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 |
|---|---|
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |