imbroglio |imˈbrōlyō|noun ( pl. -glios)an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation : the Watergate imbroglio.• archaic a confused heap.ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: Italian, from imbrogliare ‘confuse’ ; related to embroil .
affable |ˈafəbəl|adjectivefriendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to : an affable and agreeable companion.DERIVATIVESaffability |ˌafəˈbilitē| nounaffably |-blē| adverbORIGIN late Middle English : via Old French from Latin affabilis, from the verb affari, from ad- ‘to’ + fari ‘speak.’
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