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 |
|---|---|
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| attentive | mindful |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |