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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| indite | make up |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |