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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|---|---|
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
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| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
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| politic | political |
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