GRE Word List

CONUNDRUM

an intricate and difficult problem

The meaning of the word conundrum is an intricate and difficult problem.

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WordMeaning
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
meleea confused struggle
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
evenhandedfair
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
spoofdeceive