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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dissembleto hide under a false appearance
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clapperone that claps: such as
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
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ordinancean authoritative decree or direction : order
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
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