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 |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |