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 |
|---|---|
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |