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

WordMeaning
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained