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 |
|---|---|
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |