GRE Word List

ENIGMA

something hard to understand or explain

The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.

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WordMeaning
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
flukeflatfish
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
knavea tricky deceitful fellow
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment