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 |
|---|---|
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| venue | locale |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |