GRE Word List
CONUNDRUM
an intricate and difficult problem
The meaning of the word conundrum is an intricate and difficult problem.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| laud | praise |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |