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 |
|---|---|
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| convention | agreement |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |