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 |
|---|---|
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |