Entry: imbroglio (n.)
In context: [This will make a bit more sense if/when you read/have read the book].
"abon26-MEMBERS EEC ACCUSES U.S. OF 'EXPERIALIST DOMINATION' - Header; THIRD-WORLD VEGETABLES HURLED IN U.N. IMBROGLIO - 10 point Subheader;"
Definition: 2. A state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement, embroilment.
and also
1. A confused heap.
Other:
SNOOT score: 2
Page: 406
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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