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 |
|---|---|
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
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| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |