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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| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
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| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
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