GRE Word List
ENIGMA
something hard to understand or explain
The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |