GRE Word List
IMBROGLIO
an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
The meaning of the word imbroglio is an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| shove | to push along |