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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WordMeaning
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
fracasa noisy quarrel : brawl
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
inertlacking the power to move
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees