GRE Word List
BAFFLE
frustrate; perplex
The meaning of the word baffle is frustrate; perplex.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temperament | characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress |
| levy | impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco |
| frond | fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
| horde | crowd; swarm |
| attest | testify; bear witness |
| demagogue | person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery |
| superannuated | retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete |
| hostage | person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands |
| abeyance | suspended action |
| gossamer | sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb |