GRE Word List
CONUNDRUM
riddle; difficult problem
The meaning of the word conundrum is riddle; difficult problem.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| punctilious | minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail |
| dross | waste matter; worthless impurities |
| augury | omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future) |
| seasonable | occurring at the proper time or season; opportune; Ex. seasonable intervention in the dispute |
| ideology | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture |
| viscous | (of a liquid) thick and sticky; gluey; viscid; CF. consistency |
| obsequious | slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic |
| score | number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold |
| hirsute | hairy; having a lot of hair |
| aggrandize | make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement |
