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 |
|---|---|
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |