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 |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |