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 |
|---|---|
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |